
| ADB | : | Asian Development Bank |
| ADP | : | Annual Development Programme |
| BARD | : | Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development |
| BHN | : | Basic Human Needs |
| BMD | : | Bangladesh Meteorological Dept. |
| BNP | : | Bangladesh National Party |
| BOI | : | Board of Investment |
| BPDB | : | Bangladesh Power Development Board |
| BRDB | : | Bangladesh Rural Development Board |
| BTTB | : | Bangladesh Telecom & Telegram Board |
| BUET | : | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology |
| BWDB | : | Bangladesh Water Development Board |
| CDF | : | Comprehensive Development Framework |
| CWASA | : | Chittagong Water Supply and Sewerage Agency |
| DAC | : | Development Assistance Committee |
| DANIDA | : | Danish International Development Agency |
| DESA | : | Dhaka Electricity Supply Agency |
| DfID | : | Department for International Development |
| DWASA | : | Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Agency |
| EPI | : | Extended Program for Immunization |
| EPZ | : | Export Processing Zone |
| E/S | : | Engineering Service |
| ESP | : | Essential Service Package |
| EU | : | European Union |
| FAP | : | Flood Action Plan |
| FDI | : | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FFE | : | Food for Education Program |
| GDP | : | Gross Domestic Product |
| GSP | : | Generalized System of Preferences |
| GTZ | : | Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Tecnische Zusammenarbeit |
| HPSP | : | Health and Population Sector Program |
| HPSS | : | Health and Population Sector Strategy |
| HYV | : | High Yield Varieties |
| IDEAL | : | Intensive District Approach to Education for All |
| IFPRI | : | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| IMF | : | International Monetary Fund |
| JBIC | : | Japan Bank for International Cooperation |
| JICA | : | Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| JMBA | : | Jamuna Multi-purpose Bridge Authority |
| JOCV | : | Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers |
| KfW | : | Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau |
| LCG | : | Local Consulting Group |
| LGED | : | Local Government & Engineering Dept. |
| LLDC | : | Least Less Developed Country |
| MFA | : | Multi-Fiber Agreement |
| MDG | : | Millennium Development Goals |
| MDRR | : | Ministry of Disaster Relief and Reconstruction |
| NGO | : | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NIPORT | : | National Institute of Population Research and Training |
| NNR | : | Natural Reproduction Rate |
| NWMP | : | National Water Management Plan |
| NWP | : | National Water Policy |
| ODA | : | Official Development Assistance |
| OECD | : | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| PAPR | : | Partnership Agreement on Poverty Reduction |
| PRSP | : | Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
| PTA | : | Parent Teacher Association |
| REB | : | Rural Electricity Board |
| RHD | : | Roads and Highway Department |
| SMC | : | School Management Committee |
| SOEs | : | State-Own-Enterprises |
| USAID | : | United States Agency for International Development |
| UNDP | : | United Nations for Development Program |
| UNICEF | : | United Nations Children's Fund |
| WHO | : | World Health Organization |
| WTO | : | World Trade Organization |