History: The Registrar office of Joint Stock Companies and Firms has been playing a significant role in the
expansion of Bangladesh's trade and economy. The organization is also a major source of non-tax revenue for
the government. After the partition of country in 1947, the Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock
Companies & Firms under the Ministry of Commerce was first set up in Chittagong with files and records of
Companies, Associations (Trade Organizations) and partnership firms received from Kolkata, India. The
office was transferred to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh in 1962. Later in 1982 activities were started
through three divisional offices in Chittagong, Rajshahi and Khulna.
Vision: Digital registration of companies and post-registration service activities to promote to world class.
Mission: To play a role in national development by simplifying, modernizing, modernizing and creating a
business-friendly environment for online service delivery with the aim of gradually transforming it into
a paperless office.
Planning and Implementation: Cabinet Division, A2I, BCC, DoICT and BASIS