To promote village based Primary Co-operative Societies & UCCAs with a view to enabling them to be autonomous, self-managed and financially viable vehicles for increasing production, employment generation & rural development.

To encourage functional co-operatives for generating income and employment for the rural poor.

To promote intensive irrigated agriculture as a means to Co-operative Development and also for efficient utilization through the Co-operatives, of irrigation facilities based on ground and surface water.

To channelise and ensure productive utilization of institutional credit through the village co-operatives and the UCCAs and simultaneously promote members accumulation of shares and savings.

To encourage financially viable UCCAs to diversify activities specially in the marketing of agricultural inputs and produce as a service to their members.

To arrange for effective training of co-operative leaders and members in the agricultural and rural development activities.

To liaison with the concerned Ministries, Department & Agencies for mobilizing supplies, services and supports for the UCCAs and village co-operative systems.

To promote the District and National Federation of UCCAs with a view to progressively handing over to them promotional motivational & educational functions in relation to rural development.

To delegate to the Director General, Directors and any other officers of the Board the appropriate authority and responsibility to achieve the objectives of the Board.

To delegate to the District and Upazila level officers of the Board, maximum possible financial and administrative authority to achieve the objectives of the Board (retaining Headquarters only functions relating of the policy formulation, planning and monitoring, liaising and support services).

To submit to the Government projects and programmes consistent with its objectives and to implement them with Government approval.

To approve its annual development programmes and the annual budget.

To engage competent evaluation teams and research institutions to study and evaluate the progress made and problems faced in the implementation of, and in achieving the objectives of , the projects and programmes under taken by the Board.

To appoint such staff and employees under terms and conditions and within the overall sanctioned strengthen authorized by Government for the efficient implementation of its objectives, and

To take such measures and exercise such other powers as it considers necessary for carrying out its functions under the ordinance.

To take such measures and exercise such other powers as it considers necessary for carrying out its functions under the ordinance.