The cooperative department is one of the government departments under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives to implement the government's economic growth and poverty alleviation efforts. The current strength of the department is 6. The Head of the Department of Cooperatives is the Registrar and Director General. According to the organizational structure, the office of the cooperative department exists till the upazila stage. According to cooperative laws and rules, decentralization of powers has been taken up to the department, district and upazila level for the smooth running of cooperative activities. As a result, people hoping for services can get any cooperative services locally. There is a joint registrar at the departmental level, the office of the district co-operative officer at the district level, and the office of the sub-district cooperative officer at the district level. Contains. The existing services of the Department of Cooperatives can be divided into four categories namely, statutory, semi-judicial, developmental and promotional. Statutory services include registration, inspection, auditing, annual calculations of the Association, termination of invalid association if necessary. Involvement in the activities of cooperative societies, settlement of disputes, quasi-judicial services of the cooperative directorate. On the other hand, the management activities of the cooperative societies, providing education and training for enhancing business skills, services and financing are arranged.