Abbreviation Word

ABC – America or Australian Broadcasting Company.

AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

ADB – Asian Development Bank.

ATM – Automated Teller Machine.

AIR – All India Radio.

AM – Anti Meridian.

A&D - Admission and Discharge.

ACI - Access Control Information.

BSS – Bachelor of Social Science.

BPL – Bangladesh Premier League.

BCB – Bangladesh Cricket Board.

BA – Bachelor of Arts.

B.Com – Bachelor of Commerce.

BRAC – Bangladesh Red Crescent Society.

BE – Bachelor of Education.

BBC – British Broadcasting Corporation.

BSEC – Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission.

BCCI – Board of Control for Cricket in India.

BSTI – Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute.

BMP – Bit Map.

B.C.S - Bangladesh Civil Service.

B.ed - Bachelor of education.

B.Sc.Ag. - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture.

B.A.R.D - Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development.

BRTC - Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation.

B.I.W.T.A. - Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority.

BARD - Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development. BARI - Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute.

BASIC - Bank of Small Industries and Commerce.

BCIC - Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation.

BEPZA - Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority.

BTCL - Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited.

CDMA – Code Division Multiple Access.

CNG – Compressed Natural Gas.

CARE – Co-operation of American Relief Everywhere.

CAT – Computerized Axial Tomography.

CID – Criminal Investigation Department.

CD – Compact Disc.

CAR – Capital Adequacy Ratio.

CPU – Central Processing Unit.

COM – Computer Aided Manufacturing.

CAD - Computer Aided Design.

CNN - Cable News Network.

CAP - Common Agricultural Policy.

COO - Chief Operating Officer.

DVD – Digital Versatile Disc.

DAT – Digital Audio Tape.

DNS – Domain Name Service.

DC – Deputy Commissioner.

DIG - Deputy Inspector General of Police.

DMP – Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

DMD - Doctor of Dental Medicine.

DNA - Deoxyribonucleic Acid.

DEMU – Diesel Electric Multiple Unit.

DJ - Disc Jockey.

DO - Dominican Republic.

DOT - Directly Observed Therapy.

EAT – European Army Treaty.

EU – European Union.

ECG – Electro Cardiogram.

EPZ – Export Processing Zone.

E-Mail – Electronic Mail.

EMI – Equated Monthly Installments.

FAO – Food and Agricultural Organization.

FOR – Free On Rail.

FBCCI – The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

FIFA – Federation of International Foot ball Association.

FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation.

FIR – First Information Report.

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions.

FAT – File Allocation Table.

FM – Frequency Modulation.

FAX – Far Away Xerox.

FTP – File Transfer Protocol.

FA - Food Aid.

FCA - Federation of Commodity Associations.

GSM – Global System for Mobile Communication.

GSP – Generalized System of Preference.

GCA - Ground Controlled Approach.

HSC – Higher Secondary Certificate.

HIV – Human Immune Virus.

HTTP – Hyper Text Transfer protocol.

HD – High Definition.

HTML – Hyper Text Markup Language.

ICC – International Cricket Council.

IQ – Intelligence Question.

ISLAM – I Specially Love All Mankind.

ILO – International Labour Organization.

IELTS – International English Language Testing System

ISO – Imperial Service Order.

ID – Identification.

IC – Integrated Circuit.

ICU – Intensive Care Unit.

IP – Internet Protocol.

IPS - Instant Power System.

LTU – Large Taxpayer Unit.

LAB – Local Area Banks.

LCD – Liquid Crystal Display.

LED – Light Emitting Diode.

LAN – Local Area Network.

LL.B. - Bachelor of Laws.

LC - Letter of Credit.

MLSS – Member of Lower Sub-ordinate Staff.

MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

MD – Doctor of Medicine.

MA – Master of Arts.

MAN – Metropolitan Area Network.

MAC – Media Access Control.

M.Sc. - Master of Science.

M.B.A - Master of Business Administration.

M.L.A. - Member of Legislative Assembly.

M.P. - Member of Parliament.

NBR – National Board of Revenue.

NAPE – National Academy for Primary Education.

NEWS – North South East West.

NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement.

NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

NEXT – Near End Cross Talk.

NAT – Network Address Translation.

NOS – Network Operating System.

NGO - Non Governmental Organization.

NASCO - North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization.

NAV - Net Asset Value.

NIPA - National Institute Of Public Administration.

OIC – Organization of Islamic Conference.

OIL – Oil India Limited.

OMR – Optical Mark Reader.

OD - Off Duty.

PLO – Palestine Liberation Organization.

PH.D – Doctor of Philosophy.

PIN – Postal Index Number.

PWD – Public Works Department.

PDF – Portable Document Format.

PM – Post Meridian.

PIN - Personal Identification Number.

PTO - Please Turn Over.

PR - Public Relations.

PASS - Plan for Achieving Self Support.

RAM – Random Access Memory.

ROM – Read Only Memory.

RADAR – Radio Angle Direction And Range.

RDX – Research Developed Explosive.

RAB - Rapid action Battalion.

RIM - Research In Motion.

ROCE - Return On Capital Employed.

SOS – Save Our Souls.

SAFTA – South Asian Free trade Agreement.

SSC – Secondary School Certificate.

SC – Security Council.

SIS – Secret Intelligence Service.

STD – Subscribers Trunk Dialing.

SME – Small and Medium Industries.

SMS - Short message service.

S.I - Sub Inspector Police.

S.P - Police Super.

STAR – Satellite for Telecommunication Application and Research.

SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation.

TOEFL – Test of English as Foreign Language.

TIN - Tax Identification Number.

TNT – Tri Nitro Toluene.

T&T - Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone Board.

USA – United State of America.

UNDP – United Nation Development Programmer.

UPS – Uninterrupted Power Supply.

USSR – Union of Soviet Socialist Republic.

URL – Uniform Resource Locator.

USB – Universal Serial Bus.

UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Education Fund.

VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol.

VAT – Value Added Tax.

VOA – Voice of America.

VPP – Value payable Post.

VCD – Video Compact Disc.

VPN – Virtual Private Network.

VGA – Video Graphics Array.

WHO – World Health Organization.

WTO – World Trade Organization.

WWW – World Wide Web.

WAP – Wireless Application Protocol.

WILL – Wireless in Local Loop.

Wi-Fi – Wireless Fidelity.

ZBB – Zero Based Budgeting.

ZPG – Zero Population Growth.

ZIP – Zone Improvement Plan.