Legal Aid Day has been celebrated in Jhalkathi with various events in front of the theme “Smart Legal Aid, Smart Country Bangabandhu Bangladesh”.
Aamir Hossain Amu, a member of the advisory council of Awami League, inaugurated the program by blowing balloons in the premises of the District and Sessions Judge Court at 8:30 in the morning. Later, a rally started from the court square and circled the main main road of the city and ended at the same place. At the end of the rally, a discussion meeting was held in the Shaheed Sohail-Jagannath auditorium of the court.
In the chief guest’s speech, Awami League Advisory Council member and former Industry Minister Amir Hossain Amu MP said that Bangabandhu’s daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina passed the first ‘Legal Aid’ Act to provide legal services to the people. Because according to the law, all the people of the state have the right to get a fair trial. For that purpose Bangladesh government has opened the door of free legal aid service. As per government and state regulations common and poor people have right to get legal aid so we are trying to implement it.
Deputy Commissioner Farah Gul Nizhum, Superintendent of Police Mohammad Afruzul Haque Tutul, Chief Judicial Magistrate Parvez Shahriar, Civil Surgeon HM Zahirul Islam spoke under the chairmanship of Senior District and Sessions Judge and District Legal Aid Committee Md Rahibul Islam. Besides, district judges, lawyers and beneficiaries were present on the occasion. Crest and certificate were awarded to two best panel lawyers of Legal Aid.
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