A
ADB = Asian Development Bank
AI = Artificial Intelligence
AIDS = Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
ASEAN = Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ATM = Automated Teller Machine
B
BAEC = Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission
BASIS = Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services
BBS = Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
BCIC = Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation BDBL = Bangladesh Development Bank Limited
BFIU = Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit
BGB = Border Guard Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
BIMSTEC = Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
BRICS = Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa
BSF = Border Security Force (India)
C
CDC = Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
CIA = Central Intelligence Agency
CIS = Commonwealth of Independent States
CLO = Certificate of Land Ownership
CMM = Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
CNG = Compressed Natural Gas
COVAX = COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access COVID-19 = Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) CPF = Contributory Provident Fund
D
DVS = Data Verification System
E
ECR = Electronic Cash Register
EFD = Electronic Fiscal Device
ESCAP = Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESPN = Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
EU = European Union
F
FAO = Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FBI = Federal Bureau of Investigation FY = Fiscal Year
FIR = First Information Report
G
GCC = Gulf Co-operation Council
GDP = Gross Domestic Product
GPF = General Provident Fund
GSP = Generalised System of Preferences
H
HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus
I
IAEA = International Atomic Energy Agency
IATA = International Air Transport Association
ICAO = International Civil Aviation Organisation
ICBM = Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
ICC = International Criminal Court
ICJ = International Court of Justice
ICT = Information and Communications Technology
IDF = Israel Defence Forces
IFAD = International Fund for Agricultural Development
ILO = International Labour Organisation
IMF = International Monetary Fund
ISO = International Organisation for Standardisation
IMO = International Maritime Organisation
INTERPOL = International Criminal Police Organisation
IOC = International Olympic Committee IOM = International Organisation for Migration
IQ = Intelligence Quotient
ITU = International Telecommunications Union
L
LDC = Least Developed Countries
M
MD = Medical Doctor
MoU = Memorandum of Understanding
N
NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement
NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NBR = National Board of Revenue
NGO = Non-Governmental Organisation
O
OC = Officer-in-Charge
OPEC = Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
OTC = Over The Counter
P
POW = Prisoner Of War
PPE = Personal Protective Equipment
PP = Public Prosecutor
R
RADAR = Radio Detection And Ranging
RAB = Rapid Action Battalion
S
SAARC = South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SARS = Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SDGs = Sustainable Development Goals
SME = Small and Medium Enterprise
SONAR = Sound Navigation And Ranging
SP = Superintendent of Police
SUV = Sports Utility Vehicle
SWAT = Special Weapons And Tactics
T
TSC = Teacher-Student Centre
U
UFO = Unidentified Flying Object
UK = United Kingdom UN = United Nations UNCTAD = United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP = United Nations Development Programme UNEP = United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO = United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UNICEF = United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
UNHCR = United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNRWA = United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
US = United States
V
VAT = Value Added Tax
W
WFP = World Food Programme WHO = World Health Organisation
WIPO = World Intellectual Property Organisation WTO = World Trade Organisation
WWF = World Wide Fund for Nature
Z
ZIP code = Zone Improvement Plan code
