Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated the national helpline call centre of the national legal aid service through talking to a female official over phone. The legal aid seekers could avail themselves of free services from the helpline round the clock dialling 16430 or sending SMS.

Sheikh Hasina said her government has taken steps to ensure legal aid services at the country’s grassroots level.

The Prime Minister said this while addressing the inaugural function of the National Legal Aid Services Day 2016 at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in Dhaka.

The day is observed on 28 April every year.
 

On the occasion, two legal aid recipients—Sheuli Akhtar and Ranjit Kumar Roy Nandi—shared their experiences with the audience.

Chaired by Law Minister Advocate Anisul Haque, the programme was also addressed by Law Secretary Abu Saleh Sk Mohammad Zahirul Haque. Director of the National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO) Mohammad Malik Abdullah Al-Amin delivered the address of welcome.