Making legal aid accessible to poor

On 28 April 2014 the ministry of law, justice and parliamentary affairs has celebrated the National Legal Aid Day. The government of Bangladesh has enacted Legal Aid Services Act, 2000 with a view to providing legal aid to the poor and underprivileged people. Access to justice is a constitutional right of every citizen of the state. But most of the time, the poor and helpless can not reach the court to establish their legal rights. Even many of them are ignorant about these services. The government should publicise these legal aid services throughout the country and also make the procedure of getting the services convenient and simple to people.
Md. Nahid Hosen
Dhaka University