The Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) was established in 1993 dedicated to providing free legal services for the poor, with a Board of Trustees including eminent jurists, lawyers, professionals, and former judges of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.

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শিশু উন্নয়ন কেন্দ্রগুলোতে শিশুদের সাথে নিয়মিত সাক্ষাতের অধিকার নিশ্চিত করা এবং আইনের সংঘাতে আসা শিশুদের জামিনের বিষয়টি বিবেচনায় নেবার জোর দাবী জানাচ্ছে শিশুর প্রতি শারীরিক ও মানসিক শাস্তি নিরসনে কোয়ালিশন

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PROGRAMMES

Legal Aid

Public Interest Litigation

Social Justice and Inclusion

Economic Justice

Gender Justice and Women Empowerment

OUR REACH

23
Districts
2600
+ Pro Bono Lawyers
112743
+ Legal Aid Cases
163
Public Interest Litigation

BLAST seeks to reach out to this section of society, raising their awareness and understanding of available rights, remedies and services, and seeking to ensure greater responsiveness to their needs from within the justice system.

CAMPAIGNS

Rape Law Reform Now

Despite increasing reports of rape in the media, conviction rates remain low and rapists continue to enjoy impunity. 

End Domestic Violence

BLAST is one of the largest legal services organisation in Bangladesh and has been providing free legal services for the poor since in 1993.

Preventing Child Marriage

BLAST’s innovation, SafePlus, empowers youth groups to tackle early child marriage by providing leadership, negotiation and legal training, supervised and delivered by experienced paralegals.

Cyber Support for Women & Children

Vision: Safe online space for women & children

End PHP Coalition

A Coalition towards ending the Physical and Humiliating Punishment (PHP) against Children