The Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) is the sole authority which facilitates formation of companies etc.; and keeps track of all ownership related issues as prescribed by the laws in Bangladesh.The Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) is the sole authority which facilitates formation of companies etc.; and keeps track of all ownership related issues as prescribed by the laws in Bangladesh.The Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) is the sole authority which facilitates formation of companies etc.; and keeps track of all ownership related issues as prescribed by the laws in Bangladesh.

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

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

The Registrar is the head of RJSC. Next to the Registrar, there is one (1) Additional Registrar in Dhaka and one (1) Deputy Registrar in each of the divisional offices at Dhaka (South), Dhaka (North) and Chittagong. Besides, there are two (2) Assistant Registrars at each of Dhaka (South) and Dhaka (North) and one (1) Assistant Registrar in each of the divisional offices at Chittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi. The present RJSC organogram has provision of thirty nine (39) staff distributed as under: