5.1 Bangladesh Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym Full Name
ABC Assistant for Blind Children
ADAB Association of Development Agencies in Bangladesh
ADC Additional Deputy Commissioner
ADP Annual Development Program/ Annual Development Plan
AFD Armed Forces Division
APB Associate Press of Bangladesh
APL Army Pathological Laboratory
AWB Airway Bill
B. Pharm Bachelor of Pharmacy
BADC Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation
BAEC Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission
BAIRA Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agency
BAPEX Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration Company
BARC Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council
BARD Bangladesh Academy of Rural Development
BARI Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute
BATEXPO Bangladesh Textile Exposition
BAVS Bangladesh Association of Voluntary Sterilization
BB Bangladesh Biman/ Bangladesh Bank
BCA Banking Company Act
BCCB Bangladesh Cricket Control Board
BCCFA Bangladesh Custom Clearing and Forwarding Agent
BCCI Bank of Credit & Commerce International
BCIC Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation
BCS Bangladesh Civil Service
BCSIR Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
BDT Bangladesh BDT
BDRCS Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
BDS Bachelor of Dental Surgery
BEd Bachelor of Education
BEPCB Bangladesh Environment Pollution Control Board
BEPZA Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority
BERRS Bangladesh Economical Relief and Rehabilitation Service
BESC Bangladesh Engineering and Shipbuilding Corporation
BFA Bachelor of Fine Arts
BFAPC Bangladesh Food and Allied Products Corporation
BFDC Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation
Page 1 BFFWT Bangladesh Freedom Fighter Welfare Trust
BFIDC Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation
BFTA Bangladesh Federation of Teachers Association
BFUJ Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalist
BHB Bangladesh Handloom Board
BIA Bangladesh Insurance Academy
BIBM Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management
BIDC Bangladesh Industrial Development Corporation
BIDE Bangladesh Institute of Distance Education
BIDS Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies
BIISS Bangladesh Institute of International Strategic Studies
BIRDEM Bangladesh Institute of Rehabilitation in Diabetes Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders
BITAC Bangladesh Industrial and Technical Assistant Centre
BIWTA Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority
BIWTC Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation
BJEC Bangladesh Jute Export Corporation
BJRI Bangladesh Jute Research Institute
BKSP Bangladesh Krira Sikkha Protistan
BL Bill of Lading
BMA Bangladesh Military Academy/ Bangladesh Medical Association
BMDC Bangladesh Management Development Centre
BMEDC Bangladesh Mineral Exploration and Development Corporation
BMS Bangladesh Mohila Samity
BMTF Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory
BNCC Bangladesh National Cadet Corps
BNP Bangladesh Nationalist Party
BNSB Bangladesh National Society for Blinds
BNSTDC Bangladesh National Scientific and Technical Documentation Centre
BOC Bangladesh Oxygen Company
BOGMC Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation
BOI Board of Investment
BPC Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation/Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation
BPC Bangladesh Penal Code
BPDB Bangladesh Power Development Board
BPRC Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation
BPSC Bangladesh Public Service Commission
BPWD Bangladesh Public Works Department
BRAC Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee
Page 2 BRCS Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
BRDB Bangladesh Rural Development Board
BRRI Bangladesh Rice Research Institute
BRS Bangladesh Rivers Service
BRTA Bangladesh Road Transport Authority
BRTA Bangladesh Rural Telecommunication Authority
BRTC Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation
BSB Bangladesh Shilpa Bank
BSC Bangladesh Shipping Corporation
BSCIC Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation
BSEC Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation
BSFIC Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation
BSRS Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangstha
BSS Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
BSWA Bangladesh Sports Writer’s Association
BTIC Bangladesh Textile Engineering Corporation
BTMC Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation
BTRC Bangladesh Telecommunication Regularity Commission
BTTB Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board
BUET Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BWDB Bangladesh Water Development Board
CA Chartered Accountant
CAAB Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere
C&AG Comptroller & Auditor General
CDB Cotton Development Board
CDS Central Depository System
CDRB Centre for Development Research of Bangladesh
CCIE Chief Controller of Import & Export
CDA Chattogram Development Authority
CEC Chief Election Commission
CEM Country Economic Memorandum
CEPZ Chattogram Export Processing Zone
CHT Chattogram Hill Tracks
CID Criminal Investigation Department
C in C Commander in Chief
CNG Compressed Natural Gas
C&F Cost & Freight
CMH Combined Military Hospital
CFS Container Freight Station
Page 3 CMO Chief Medical Officer
COP Combined Opposition Party
COTA Civil Officers Training Academy
CPA Chattogram Port Authority
CPC Civil Procedure code
CPD Centre for Policy Dialog
CPF Contributory Provident Found
CPI Consumer Price Index
Cr PC Criminal Procedure Code
CSD Central Storage Depot
CSIR Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CWASA Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority
DA Dearness Allowance / Daily Allowance
DB Detective Branch
DC Deputy Commissioner
DDPI Deputy Director of Public Instruction
DDCC District Development Co-ordination Committee
DESCO Dhaka Electric Supply Company
DGFI Directorate General Forces Intelligence
DFP Department at Films and Publication
DG Director General
DLA Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment
DMCH Dhaka Medical College Hospital
DMB Disaster Management Bureau
DMP Dhaka Metropolitan Police
DPC Departmental Promotion Committee
DPH Diploma in Public Health
DoF Directorate of Food
DSP Deputy Superintendent of Police
DUCSU Dhaka University Central Students’ Union
DUJ Dhaka Union of Journalism
DRR Directorate of Relief and Rehabilitation
DU Dhaka University
DWASA Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority
DEPZ Dhaka Export Processing Zone
EBR East Bengal Regiment
EC Election Commissioner / Executive Council
ECNEC Executive Committee of National Economic Council
EME Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
EMS Emergency Medical Service
ENA Eastern News Agency
Page 4 EPB Export Promotion Bureau
EPC Export Price Control
EPZ Export Processing Zone
ERD Economic Relations Division
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FBCCI Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries
FCPS Fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons
FDC Film Development Corporation
FEMA Fair Election Monitoring Alliance
FY Fiscal Year
FRCS Fellow of Royal College Surgeon
FPAB Family Planning Association of Bangladesh
FSW Food and Work Scheme
GCE General Certificate of Education
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GEP Guaranteed Express Post
GPO General Post Office
GSB Geological Survey of Bangladesh
GPRS General Pocket Radio Service
GRT Gross Register Tonnage
GSP Generalized System of Preference
GOTA Gazetted Officer Training Academy
HBFC House Building Finance Corporation
HBRI Housing and Building Research Institute
HCF Highest Common Factor
HDB Horticulture Development Board
HPAE High Performing Asian Economics
HPSP Health and Population Sector Program
HSTTI Higher Secondary Teacher’s Training Institute
IATA International Air Transport Association
IBM Institute of Business Management
ICB Investment Corporation of Bangladesh
ICOP Inter-Ministerial Committee on Privatization
IDB Islamic Development Bank
ICDDR, B International Centre for Diarrhea Disease Research, Bangladesh
ICTVTR Islamic Centre for Technical & Vocational Training & Research in Bangladesh
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
IDA International Development Association
IDB Islamic Development Bank
IFIC International Finance Investment and Commerce
IGP Inspector General of Police
Page 5 IISS International Institute for Strategic Studies
IIEP International Institute of Educational Planning
ISPs Internet Service Providers
IPGMR Institute of Post Graduate Medicine and Research
IDPs Internally Displaced Persons
IRDP Integrated Rural Development Program
IMF International Monetary Fund
ISSB Inter Service Selection Board
INGO International NGO
IOM International Organization of Migration
IWTC Inland Water Transport Corporation
JBC Jibon Bima Corporation (Life Insurance)
JCC Junior Cadet Corps
JCO Junior Commissioned Officer
JMBA Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority
JRC Joint River Commission
JS Jatiyo Sangsad (National Parliament)
JTC Jute Trading Corporation
JU Jahangirnagar University
JUCSU Jahangirnagar University Central Students Union
KDA Khulna Development Authority
KVA Kilo Volt Ampere
KPI Key Point Installation
LGED Local Government and Engineering Department
LIFB Loans International Foundation of Bangladesh
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
LCA Logistics Capacity Assessment
MAP Medical Assistance Program
MBA Master of Business Administration
MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
MCH Maternity Health Centre
MCCI Metropolitan Chambers of Commerce and Industries
MDG Millennium Development Goals
MEd Master of Education
MES Military Engineering Service
MoDMR Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief
MoU Memorandum of Understanding
MO Money Order
MOPT Ministry of Post and Telecommunication
MPA Mongla Port Authority
Page 6 MT Metric Tons
MW Mega Watt
NATAB National Anti-Tuberculosis Association of Bangladesh
NBR National Board of Revenue
NCC National Cadet Corps
NCB Nationalized Commercial Bank
NCO Non-Commissioned Officer
NEC National Economic Council
NGO Non-Government Organization
NICAR National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reorganization
NID National Immunization Day
NIEAER National Institute of Educational Administration Extension & Research
NIPA National Institute of Public Administration
NIPSOM National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine
NFI Non-Food Items
NMCI National Mass Communication Institute
NMBW National Minimum Wages Board
NOC No Objection Certificate / National Olympic Committee
NSI National Security Intelligence (of Bangladesh)
NWPC National Wage Productivity Commission
OC Officer in Charge / Officer Commanding
OCAB Overseas Correspondent Association of Bangladesh
OCHA Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
OECD Organizational for Economic Corporation and Development
ORT Oral Dehydration Treatment
PA Personal Assistant
PATC Public Administration Training Centre
PCP Project Concept Paper
PD Project Director
PFP Policy Framework Paper
PGCB Power Greed Company of Bangladesh
PIB Press Institute of Bangladesh
PIN Postal Index Number/Personal Identification Number
PSTN Public Switch Telephone Network
PMG Post Master General
PO Post Office
PP Public Prosecutor / Project Profile
PSC Public Service Commission
PSI Pre-Shipment Inspection
PWD Public Works Department
Page 7 RDB Rural Development Board
REB Rural Electrification Board
RoRo Roll on Roll off
RC Resident Coordinator
RRI River Research Institute
RU Rajshahi University
RUCSU Rajshahi University Central Students Union
SB Special Brance
SC Supreme Court
SBW Special Bonded Warehouse
SDG Sustainable Development Goal
SEC Securities Exchange Commission
SI Sub Inspector
SKOP Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad
SMLC Special Martial Law Court
SP Superintendent of Police
SPARRSO Space Research & Remote Sensing Organization
SPCA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
SPAC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
SRTC Silk Research Training Centre
SRTI Sugarcane Research and Training Institute
STD Subscriber’s Trunk Dialling
TA Traveling Allowance / Territorial Army
TAA Technical Assistance Administration
T&T Telegraph & Telephone
T&D Transmission and Distribution
TC Transfer Certificate
TCB Trading Corporation of Bangladesh
TCRD Technical Committee of Rural Development
TDC Thana Development Committee
TEUs Twenty Fit Equivalent Units
THC Thermal Handling Charge
TGTDC Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company
TIN Taxpayer Identification Number
TMO Telegraphic Money Order
TNO Thana Nirbahi Officer
TOEFL Test of English in Foreign Language
TSC Teachers Students Centre
TSS Telephone Shilpo Sangstha
TTC Teachers Training College / Technical Training Centre / Traveling Ticket Checker
TTE Traveling Ticket Examiner
Page 8 TU Trade Union
TV Television
UNAIDS Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
UNCT United Nations Country Team
UNDP United Nations Development Program
UNEP United Nations Environmental Program
UNROB United Nation Relief Operation in Bangladesh
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UNHAS United Nations Humanitarian Air Service
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
VAT Value Added Tax
VGFP Vulnerable Group Feeding Program
VGDS Vulnerable Group Development Scheme
VHSS Voluntary Health Service Society
VIP Very Important Person
VVIP Vary Very Important Person
VIRUS Vital Information Resource Under Siege
VP Vice President
VPP Value Payable Post
VSAT Very Small Aperture Terminal
VSW Village Social Worker
VOR VHF Omnidirectional Radio range
WASA Water and Sewerage Authority
WDB Water Development Board
WWA Women Welfare Association
WAPDA Water and Power Development Board
WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
WCO World Customs Organization
WFP World Food Program
WHO World Health Organization
WVI World Vision International
ZPG Zero Population Growth
Some Bangla Vernaculars:
1 BDT Bangladesh BDT (Unit of Money)
2 Cr. 1 Crore=10 Million (Crore)
3 Lakh 1 Lakh= 0.1 Million
Page 9 4 Aus, These are types of rice produced in different seasons. Boro, Aman
5 Kharif This is a season popularly considered known as Kharif which starts in June and ends in October. Kharif crops are usually sown with the beginning of the first rains during the advent of the south-west monsoon season, and they are harvested at the end of monsoon season (October-November).
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