Abbreviation - 1 -

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CPU = Central Processing Unit.

LAN = Local Area Network.

WAN = Wide Area Network.

W.W.W =World Wide Web.

RAM =Random Access Memory.

ROM = Read Only Memory.

ITLOS =

CIRDAP = Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific. IMF = International Monetary Fund.

FAO = Food and Agricultural Organization.

ICDDRB International Centre for Diarrhea Diseases Research Bangladesh. ICD =

JICA = Japan International Co-operation Agency.

PLO = Palestine Liberation Organization. DMCH = Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

VIRUS = Vital Information Resources Under Size. ECNEC = Executive Committee of the National Economic Council.

MENA =

IRRI = International Rice Research Institute.

ILO = International Labor Organization.

HRC =

VAT = Value Added Tax.

GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. UNISEF = United Nations

SAARC = South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation.

WHO = World Health Organization.

NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

UNO = United Nations Organization.

OPEC = Organization of Petroleum Exporting Country.

OIC = Organization of Islamic Conference.

BICC = Bangabondhu International Conference Council.

FDD = Floppy Disk Drive.

WASA = Water Supply and Sewerage Authority.

MOC = Ministry of Communication.

BRAC = Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee. BIRDEM =

BIMSTEC =Bangladesh India Myanmar Srilanka and

FIFA = Federation of International Football Association.

IMED = Implementation of the Monitoring Evaluation Division.

PSC = Public Service Commission.

UNESCO = United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization.

BARI = Bangladesh Agricultural Rural Institute.

Abbreviation - 2 -

SL No Short word Abbreviation 1. AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 2. ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nation. 3. ABM Anti Ballistic Missile. 4. AID Agency for International Development. 5. ADB Asian Development Bank. 6. ADF African Development Fund. 7. APEC Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation. 8. BEPZA Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority. 9. BCIC Bangladesh Chemical Industries corporation. 10. BRRI Bangladesh Rice Research Institute. 11. BIMSTEC Bangladesh India Myanmar Srilanka Thailand Economic Co-operation. 12. BEMF Bangladesh Environment Management forum. 13. BBC British Broadcasting corporation. 14. BSF Border Security force. 15. BICC Bangabondhu International Conference Centre. 16. BIWTA Bangladesh Island Water Transport Authority. 17. BSTI Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institution. 18. BSCCL Bangladesh Sub-marine Cable Company Limited. 19. BTCL Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited. 20. CTBT Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. 21. CIDA Canadian International Development Agency 22. CNN Cable News Network. 23. CARE Co-operation for America and Relief Everywhere. 24. CIRDAP Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific. 25. CNG Natural Compressed Gas. 26. DESA Dhaka Electricity Supply Authority. 27. DLO Dead Letter Office. 28. DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid. 29. ESCAP Economic and Social commission for Asia and Pacific. 30. ECNEC Executive Committee of the National Economic Council. 31. FAO Food and Agricultural Organization. 32. FIFA Federation of International Football Association. 33. GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. 34. GCC Gulf Co-operation Council. 35. GDP Cross Domestic Product.

Abbreviation - 3 -

36. GNP Gross National Product. 37. GEP Granted Express Post. 38. IRRI International Rice Research Institute. 39. IAEA International Fund for Agricultural Development. 40. IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development. 41. IMED Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division. 42. IMF International Monetary Fund. 43. ITU International Telecommunication Union. 44. IDB Islamic Development Bank. 45. IDA International Development Association. 46. ILO International Labor Organization. 47. IRD Internal Resources Division. 48. IPU International Parliamentary Union. 49. IATA International Air Transport Association. 50. IRDP Integrated Rural Development Program. 51. JICA Japan International Co-operation Association. 52. IUTF International Union of Trade Fairs. 53. LAN Local Area Network. 54. LGED Local Government Engineering Department. 55. MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. 56. MAN Metropolitan Area Network. 57. MLSS Member of Lower Subordinate Staff. 58. MOFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 59. MOPA Ministry Of Public Administration. 60. MWCA Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. 61. NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 62. NAM Non-Aligned Movement. 63. NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 64. NRB Non Resident Bangladesh. 65. OAU Organization of African Unity. 66. OIC Organization of Islamic Conference. 67. OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting countries. 68. PLO Palestine Liberation Organization. 69. PPP Pakistan People's Party. 70. RADAR Radio Detection and Ranging. 71. SALT Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. 72. SAFTA South Asian Free trade Area.

Abbreviation - 4 -

73. SIDA Swedish International Development Agency. 74. SIM Subscriber Identification Module. 75. SEATO South East Asian Treaty Organization. 76. SOS Save Our Souls. 77. SPARSO Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization. 78. SEADO South East Asian Defense for Regional Co-operation. 79. SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation. 80. TELEX Teleprinters Exchange. 81. TWA Trans World Airlines. 82. NAFTA North Atlantic Free trade Agreement. 83. NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 84. TIB Transparency International Bangladesh. 85. UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. 86. UNDP United Nations Development Programme. 87. UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. 88. UNFPA United Nations Fund for Population Activities. 89. UNEP United Nations Environment Programme. 90. UNO United Nations Organization. 91. VAT Value Added Tax. 92. VPP Value Payable Post. 93. VIP Very Important Person. 94. VIRUS Vital Information Resources Under Size. 95. VOIP Voice Over Internet Protocol. 96. VCR Video Cassettes Recorder. 97. WAN Wide Area Network. 98. WASA Water Supply and Sewerage Authority. 99. WTO World Trade Organization. 100. WHO World Health Organization. 101. WFC World Customs Organization. 102. WFP World Food Programme.

Abbreviation - 5 -

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1) ACA African Cricket Association. 2) AC C Asian Cricket Council. 3) ADB Asian Development Bank. 4) ADF Asian Development Fund. 5) AIBD Asian Institute of Broadcasting Development. 6) AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. 7) AM Ante Meridiem. 8) APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. 9) ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations. 10) BSCIC Bangladesh Small and Cattage Industries Corporation. 11) BBC British Broadcasting Corporation. 12) BCSIR Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 13) BIMSTEC Bay of Bangle Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Co-

operation. 14) BLEU Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union. 15) BSF Border Security Force. 16) CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere. 17) CIA Central Intelligence Agency. 18) CID Criminal Investigation Department. 19) CIRDAP Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific. 20) CNN Cable News Network. 21) CTBT Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. 22) DMCH Dhaka Medical College and Hospital. 23) ERD Economic Relations Division. 24) FA Football Association. 25) FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation. 26) FIFA Federation de International Football Association. 27) GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. 28) GRSP Global Road Safety Partnership. 29) GCC Gulf Cooperation Council. 30) GMT Greenwich Mean Time. 31) IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency. 32) ICC International Cricket Committee/ International Cricket Council/

Abbreviation - 6 -

International Control Commission 33) IPO Initial Public Offering. 34) ICD International Classification of Disease. 35) ICDDRB International Centre for Diarrhea Diseases Research Bangladesh. 36) IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development. 37) IFC International Finance Corporation. 38) ILO International Labor Organization. 39) IMF International Monetary Fund. 40) IOC International Olympic Committee. 41) ITU International Telecommunication Union. 42) JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency. 43) LASER Light amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. 44) LDCs Least Development Countries. 45) LTTE Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam. 46) MBR National Board of Revenue. 47) NAM Non-Aligned Movement. 48) NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 49) OIC Organization of Islamic Conference. 50) OPEC Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries. 51) OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. 52) PLO Palestine Liberation Organization. 53) PWD Public Works Department. 54) RADAR Radio Detection and Ranging. 55) SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. 56) SAPTA SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement. 57) SIM Subscriber Identity Module. 58) SMS Short Message Service. 59) UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 60) UNDP United Nations Development Programme. 61) UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. 62) UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. 63) UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund. 64) UPU Universal Postal Union. 65) WHO World Health Organization. 66) WMO World Meteorological Organization.

Abbreviation - 7 -

67) WTO World Trade Organization. 68) AC Alternating Current. 69) AP Associate Press. 70) ADC Additional Deputy Commissioner. 71) ADP Annual Development Programme. 72) AG Accountant General. / Attorney General. 73) AID Agency for International Development. 74) BADC Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation. 75) BARC Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council. 76) BARD Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development. 77) BARI Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute. 78) BCIC Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation. 79) BCSIR Bangladesh Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. 80) BELA Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers association. 81) BEPCB Bangladesh Environment Pollution Control Board. 82) BEPZA Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority. 83) BFA Bangladesh Football Association. 84) BFDC Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. 85) BGMEA Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association. 86) BIRDEM Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes

Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders. 87) BITAC Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Center. 88) BJRI Bangladesh Jute Research Institute. 89) BMA Bangladesh Medical Association. 90) BPATC Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre. 91) BPI Bangladesh Petroleum Institute. 92) BRAC Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee. 93) BGB Border Guard Bangladesh. 94) BRDB Bangladesh Rural Development Board. 95) BRRI Bangladesh Rice Research Institute. 96) BRTA Bangladesh Rural Telecommunication Authority. 97) BRTC Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation. 98) BTMC Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation. 99) BTTB Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board. 100) BUP Bangladesh University of Professionals.

Abbreviation - 8 -

101) CAA Civil Aviation Authority. 102) CDRB Centre for Development Research of Bangladesh. 103) CID Criminal Investigation Department. 104) CNG Compressed Natural Gas. 105) DSP Deputy Superintendent of Police. 106) ECNEC Executive Committee of National Economic Council. 107) FBCCI Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry. 108) FDC Film Development Corporation. 109) GNP Gross National Product. 110) GPO General Post Office. 111) ICDDRB International Center for Diarrhea Disease Research Bangladesh. 112) IGP Inspector General of Police. 113) IMED Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division. 114) JRC Joint River Commission. 115) LGED Local Government Engineering Directorate. 116) MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of surgery. 117) MDG Millennium Development Goals. 118) MIS Management Information System. 119) NAEM National Academy for Educational Management. 120) NBR National Board of Revenue. 121) NB Note Bane. 122) NID National Immunization Day. 123) NIPA National Institute of Public Administration. 124) NIPORT National Institute of Population Research and Training. 125) NP Notary Public. 126) NSI National Security Intelligence. 127) NU National University. 128) PEN Poultry for Nutrition. 129) PMG Post Master General. 130) PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. 131) PSC Public Service Commission. 132) PWD Public Works Department. 133) RAB Rapid Action Battalion. 134) RDA Rural Development Academy. 135) REB Rural Electrification Board.

Abbreviation - 9 -

136) RMG Ready Made Garments. 137) RHD Roads and Highways Department. 138) RRI River Research Institute. 139) SAC SAARC Agricultural Information Centre. 140) SB Special Branch. 141) SCA Seed Certification Agency. 142) SRDI Soil Resource Development Institute. 143) SPARRS Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization. 144) TSC Teacher student Center. 145) UNEP United Nations Environment. 146) UDD Department of Urban Development. 147) VAT Value Added Tax. 148) VIP Very Important Person. 149) VOIP Voice Over Internet Protocol. 150) WASA Water Supply and Sewerage authority. 151) ZPG Zero Population Growth. 152) CV Curriculum Vitae. 153) AC Alternating Current. 154) BIOS Basic Input Output System. 155) CD Compact Disk. 156) CPU Central Processing Unit. 157) CU Control Unit. 158) DOS Disk Operating System. 159) Email Electronic mail. 160) GB Giga Byte. 161) IBM International Business Machine. 162) ISP Internet Service Provide. 163) LAN Local Area Network. 164) LASER Light Amplification by stimulate emission of Radiation 165) MAN Metropolitan Area Network. 166) OMR Optical Mark Reader. 167) ROM Read Only Memory. 168) RAM Random Access Memory. 169) UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply. 170) WAN Wide Area network.

Abbreviation - 10 -

171) WWW World Wide Web. 172) IP Internet Protocol.