The Constitution of Bangladesh has in clear terms recognized the basic fundamental human rights. One of the basic fundamental rights is that all citizens are equal before law and are entitled to equal protection of law. Majority people are improvised. They cannot access themselves to justice to protect and vindicate their legal rights & lawful causes. To address this problem legal aid services have been activated under the Legal Aid Act, 2000. The law provides for giving legal aid to poor people to institute or defend cases in courts. Legal Aid Committees headed by the respective District Judges have been constituted with Government officer, Lawyer, Voluntary and Woman Organizations in each district. A statutory body called National Legal Aid Organization has been established and there is a National Board of Director consisting of 19 members. The members represent Ministers of Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs as chairman, Members of the Parliament. Attorney-General of Bangladesh, Government officials as well as representatives from civil societies.

      The National Legal Aid Committee is looking into the jail appeal matter as a result there are many poor convicts are getting benefits of the law. Under the Legal Aid Programme, private lawyers are also being engaged to press and conduct the jail appeals in courts. This law programmes have been taken to give legal aid to the poor, distress and helpless people to access to justice.