Dhaka, Aug. 26 -- Bangladesh has taken a "major step" toward making justice faster, fairer, and more accessible with the launch of the digital legal aid project, supporting 2025 amendments to the legal aid system.

Announced at the National Conference on Legal Aid in Dhaka on Monday, the initiative, led by the National Legal Aid Services Organisation (NLASO) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and supported by the European Union (EU), introduces technology-driven reforms to expand access to justice for millions.

Speaking as the chief guest, Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed described the recent amendments to the legal aid law as transformative.

"In the past year, there has been a seismic change in the very ...