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After the partition of India, the Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies & Firms under the Ministry of Commerce was first set up in Chittagong, the port and 2nd biggest city of Bangladesh with some 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.

At present, 288,466 institutions are registered under RJSC (till december, 2023).

The Registrar is the authority of the Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms, Bangladesh.

 

 RJSC deals with the following types of entities

  1. Private companies
  2. Public companies
  3. Foreign companies
  4. Trade organizations
  5. Societies, and
  6. Partnership firms

  

 RJSC accords registration and ensures lawful administration of the entities under the provisions of applicable act as under:

 

  1. Companies and Trade Organizations: Companies Act, 1994 (Amendment of Companies Act 1913)
  2. Societies: Societies Registration Act, 1860
  3. Partnership Firms: Partnership Act, 1932