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