National Legal Aid Day
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Legal aid means providing assistance to those who are unable to afford expenses regarding legal matters prior or at any stage after entering into judicial proceedings. Almost every country of the world recognises the concept of equality before law. Article 27 of the Bangladesh Constitution guarantees that all citizens are equal before law and are entitled to equal protection of law. This constitutional provision reflects the spirit enshrined in Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948. Article 7 of this landmark declaration emphatically says that the law is the same for everyone, and must treat everyone in all these categories fairly. At the same time, everyone is entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination. Article 8 stipulates that everyone has the right to an effe