Category: Important Abbreviations

Important Abbreviations

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Some Useful Abbreviations

In our daily lives, we use many types of abbreviations when we send SMS or read newspapers where there are some space restrictions. Here is a list of some useful abbreviations in context of Bangladesh.

  1. SSC – Secondary School Certificate
  2. HSC – Higher Secondary Certificate
  3. O Levels – Ordinary Levels
  4. A Levels – Advanced Levels
  5. BBA – Bachelor of Business Administration
  6. MBA – Master of Business Administration
  7. BA – Bachelor of Arts
  8. BSc – Bachelor of Social Science
  9. MA – Master of Arts
  10. BBC – British Broadcasting Corporation
  11. ABC – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  12. CNN – Cable News Network
  13. AP – Associated Press
  14. ISSB – Inter Service Selection Board
  15. AD – Anno Domini (Latin)
  16. BC – Before Christ
  17. AM – Ante Meridiem (Before Noon)
  18. ATM – Automatic Teller Machine
  19. PM – Post Meridiem (Afternoon)
  20. CLT – Communicative Language Testing
  21. GRE – Graduate Record Examination
  22. LAD – Language Acquisition Device
  23. CAH – Critical Age Hypothesis
  24. TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language
  25. IELTS – International English Language Testing System
  26. BCS – Bangladesh Civil Service
  27. PSC – Public Service Commission
  28. UN – United Nations
  29. NB – Nota Bene (Latin)
  30. C/O – Care of
  31. SP – Superintendent of Police
  32. OSD – Officer on Special Duty
  33. RAB – Rapid Action Battalion
  34. CID – Criminal Investigation Department
  35. DC – Deputy Commissioner
  36. OC – Officer in Charge
  37. CNG – Compressed Natural Gas
  38. SIM – Subscriber Identity Module
  39. FM – Frequency Modulation
  40. SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
  41. CD – Compact Disc
  42. DVD – Digital Video Disc
  43. VCD – Video Compact Disc
  44. NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  45. CEDAW – Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
  46. ICDDRB – International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh
  47. ICT – Information and Communication Technology
  48. NGO – Non-Governmental Organization
  49. VAT – Value Added Tax
  50. GPA – Grade Point Average
  51. CGPA – Cumulative Grade Point Average
  52. NGOAB – NGO Affairs Bureau
  53. WHO – World Health Organization
  54. UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  55. UNICEF – United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
  56. IMF – International Monetary Fund
  57. WTO – World Trade Organization
  58. GDP – Gross Domestic Product
  59. NBR – National Board of Revenue
  60. WFP – World Food Programme
  61. FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization
  62. ILO – International Labour Organization
  63. MOFA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  64. MOHFW – Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  65. ICT – Information and Communication Technology
  66. BMET – Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training
  67. BRTA – Bangladesh Road Transport Authority
  68. BSTI – Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution
  69. BTRC – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
  70. BR – Bangladesh Railway
  71. BIWTC – Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation
  72. PWD – Public Works Department
  73. LGED – Local Government Engineering Department
  74. BADC – Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation
  75. REB – Rural Electrification Board
  76. DPHE – Department of Public Health Engineering
  77. WASA – Water Supply and Sewerage Authority
  78. DESCO – Dhaka Electric Supply Company
  79. PDB – Power Development Board
  80. BPC – Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation
  81. SUST – Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
  82. RU – Rajshahi University
  83. BUET – Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
  84. DU – University of Dhaka
  85. CU – University of Chittagong
  86. BRAC – Building Resources Across Communities
  87. SDC – Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
  88. USAID – United States Agency for International Development
  89. DFID – Department for International Development
  90. JICA – Japan International Cooperation Agency
  91. ADB – Asian Development Bank
  92. WB – World Bank
  93. IDB – Islamic Development Bank
  94. WTO – World Trade Organization
  95. CHT – Chittagong Hill Tracts
  96. DCC – Dhaka City Corporation
  97. KCC – Khulna City Corporation
  98. RCC – Rajshahi City Corporation
  99. CCC – Chittagong City Corporation
  100. BCG – Bangladesh Coast Guard
  101. BSF – Border Security Force
  102. BGB – Border Guard Bangladesh
  103. DGFI – Directorate General of Forces Intelligence
  104. NSI – National Security Intelligence
  105. BTRC – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
  106. NID – National Identification
  107. NOC – No Objection Certificate
  108. TIN – Tax Identification Number
  109. IRC – Import Registration Certificate
  110. ERC – Export Registration Certificate
  1. RRC – Revenue Receipt Certificate
  2. VAT – Value Added Tax
  3. IT – Information Technology
  4. HR – Human Resources
  5. ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning
  6. CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility
  7. RMG – Ready-Made Garments
  8. EPZ – Export Processing Zone
  9. SEZ – Special Economic Zone
  10. PPP – Public-Private Partnership
  11. SME – Small and Medium Enterprise
  12. ICB – Investment Corporation of Bangladesh
  13. BB – Bangladesh Bank
  14. IDRA – Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority
  15. BSEC – Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission
  16. DSE – Dhaka Stock Exchange
  17. CSE – Chittagong Stock Exchange
  18. FDI – Foreign Direct Investment
  19. LDC – Least Developed Country
  20. GDP – Gross Domestic Product
  21. GNP – Gross National Product
  22. NNP – Net National Product
  23. HDI – Human Development Index
  24. HIES – Household Income and Expenditure Survey
  25. CPI – Consumer Price Index
  26. WPI – Wholesale Price Index
  27. PAC – Public Accounts Committee
  28. ECNEC – Executive Committee of the National Economic Council
  29. RHD – Roads and Highways Department
  30. BRTC – Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation
  31. LGD – Local Government Division
  32. MoDMR – Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief
  33. BDRCS – Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
  34. DFID – Department for International Development
  35. PMO – Prime Minister’s Office
  36. RPO – Representation of the People Order
  37. CEO – Chief Executive Officer
  38. CFO – Chief Financial Officer
  39. COO – Chief Operating Officer
  40. CTO – Chief Technology Officer
  41. ITES – Information Technology Enabled Services
  42. ISP – Internet Service Provider
  43. FTP – File Transfer Protocol
  44. HTTP – Hypertext Transfer Protocol
  45. HTTPS – Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
  46. URL – Uniform Resource Locator
  47. IP – Internet Protocol
  48. DNS – Domain Name System
  49. SMS – Short Message Service
  50. MMS – Multimedia Messaging Service
  51. PDF – Portable Document Format
  52. JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group
  53. PNG – Portable Network Graphics
  54. GIF – Graphics Interchange Format
  55. XML – Extensible Markup Language
  56. HTML – Hypertext Markup Language
  57. CSS – Cascading Style Sheets
  58. UI – User Interface
  59. UX – User Experience
  60. AI – Artificial Intelligence
  61. ML – Machine Learning
  62. IoT – Internet of Things
  63. ICT – Information and Communication Technology
  64. SaaS – Software as a Service
  65. PaaS – Platform as a Service
  66. IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service
  67. VPN – Virtual Private Network
  68. LAN – Local Area Network
  69. WAN – Wide Area Network
  70. MAN – Metropolitan Area Network
  71. WAP – Wireless Application Protocol
  72. GSM – Global System for Mobile Communications
  73. CDMA – Code Division Multiple Access
  74. LTE – Long-Term Evolution
  75. 5G – Fifth Generation Mobile Network
  76. OTT – Over The Top
  77. CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility
  78. KPI – Key Performance Indicator
  79. ROI – Return on Investment
  80. TQM – Total Quality Management
  81. SOP – Standard Operating Procedure
  82. MIS – Management Information System
  83. CRM – Customer Relationship Management
  84. ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning
  85. SCM – Supply Chain Management
  86. ISO – International Organization for Standardization
  87. OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  88. FDA – Food and Drug Administration
  89. EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
  90. WHO – World Health Organization
  91. NDC – National Defence College
  92. BAF – Bangladesh Air Force
  93. BN – Bangladesh Navy
  94. BD Army – Bangladesh Army
  95. IGP – Inspector General of Police
  96. DIG – Deputy Inspector General
  97. ASP – Assistant Superintendent of Police
  98. SI – Sub-Inspector
  99. PC – Police Constable
  100. BCL – Bangladesh Chhatra League
  101. JCD – Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal
  102. CPB – Communist Party of Bangladesh
  103. BNP – Bangladesh Nationalist Party
  104. AL – Awami League
  105. JP – Jatiya Party
  106. EC – Election Commission
  107. CJ – Chief Justice
  108. AG – Attorney General
  109. SC – Supreme Court
  110. HC – High Court
  111. LC – Law Commission
  112. PIB – Press Institute of Bangladesh
  113. BTB – Bangladesh Tourism Board
  114. BSS – Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
  115. BTV – Bangladesh Television
  116. RTHD – Road Transport and Highways Division
  117. BIWTA – Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority
  118. WDB – Water Development Board
  119. SRDI – Soil Resources Development Institute
  120. BFRI – Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
  121. BARI – Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute
  122. BRRI – Bangladesh Rice Research Institute
  123. BINA – Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture
  124. BTRI – Bangladesh Tea Research Institute
  125. BAU – Bangladesh Agricultural University
  126. DUET – Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology
  127. RUET – Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology
  128. CUET – Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology
  129. JUST – Jashore University of Science and Technology
  130. BUTEX – Bangladesh University of Textiles
  131. NU – National University
  132. BOU – Bangladesh Open University
  133. BTEB – Bangladesh Technical Education Board
  134. BMET – Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training
  135. NSU – North South University
  136. EWU – East West University
  137. AIUB – American International University Bangladesh
  138. IUB – Independent University Bangladesh
  139. DIU – Daffodil International University
  140. UGC – University Grants Commission
  141. MoE – Ministry of Education
  142. MoPME – Ministry of Primary and Mass Education
  143. NCTB – National Curriculum and Textbook Board
  144. MPO – Monthly Pay Order
  145. IB – International Baccalaureate
  146. ICT – Information and Communication Technology
  147. TIN – Taxpayer Identification Number
  148. VAT – Value Added Tax
  149. FY – Fiscal Year
  150. ROI – Return on Investment
  151. EPS – Earnings Per Share
  152. NAV – Net Asset Value
  153. IRR – Internal Rate of Return
  154. NPL – Non-Performing Loan
  155. SME – Small and Medium Enterprises
  156. JSC – Junior School Certificate
  157. PEC – Primary Education Certificate
  158. MPO – Monthly Pay Order
  159. LGD – Local Government Division
  160. ETP – Effluent Treatment Plant
  161. NGO – Non-Governmental Organization
  162. GOB – Government of Bangladesh
  163. PPP – Public-Private Partnership
  164. BIDA – Bangladesh Investment Development Authority
  165. BEPZA – Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority
  166. BEZA – Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority
  167. BIFFL – Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited
  168. BRTC – Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation
  169. BPI – Bangladesh Petroleum Institute
  170. BSTI – Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution
  171. BREB – Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board
  172. BPDB – Bangladesh Power Development Board
  173. PGCB – Power Grid Company of Bangladesh
  174. DESA – Dhaka Electric Supply Authority
  175. WASA – Water Supply and Sewerage Authority
  176. NHA – National Housing Authority
  177. RAJUK – Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha
  178. CDA – Chittagong Development Authority
  179. KDA – Khulna Development Authority
  180. RDA – Rajshahi Development Authority
  181. BBA – Bangladesh Bridge Authority
  182. BIWTC – Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation
  183. CPA – Chittagong Port Authority
  184. MPA – Mongla Port Authority
  185. BPC – Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation
  186. BRTC – Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation
  187. BR – Bangladesh Railway
  188. BGB – Border Guard Bangladesh
  189. NSI – National Security Intelligence
  190. DGHS – Directorate General of Health Services