LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACCRONYMS
ADB
ADMC
ADP
AGM
AICC
AIF
AIS
AMCDRR
AML
AOC
API
API
APLAC
APO
APRRG
APSU
APTA
AQI
ASYCUDA
ATM
ATV
AWD
BAB
BACH
BACPS
BADC
BANBEIS
BARD
BASIS
BAT
BB
BBA
BBS
BCBS
BCC
BCCRF
BCCSAP
BCCTF
BCF
BCIC
BDBL
Asian Development Bank
Asian Disaster Management Centre
Annual Development Programme
Annual General Meeting
Agriculture Information and Communication Centre
Academic Innovation Fund
Agriculture Information Service
Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
Anti-Money Laundering
Air Operator Certificate
American Petroleum Institute
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient
Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
Asian Productivity Organisation
Asia Pacific Regional Review Group
Agricultural Policy Support Unit
Asia Pacific Trade Agreement
Air Quality Index
Automated System for Customs Data
Automated Teller Machine
Advanced Trade Vat
Alternate Wetting and Drying
Bangladesh Accreditation Board
Bangladesh Automated Clearing House
Bangladesh Automated Cheque Processing System
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation
Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics
Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development
Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services
Best Environmental Practices
Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh Bridges Authority
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Bangladesh Computer Council
Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund
Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan
Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund
Billion Cubic Feet
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation
Bangladesh Development Bank Limited
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BDHS
BDKN
BDMERT
BEFTN
BEPZ
BEPZA
BERC
BEZA
BFDC
BFDC
BFIDC
BFIU
BFRI
BGMEA
BGTB
BHB
BHTPA
BIM
BIMSTEC
BINA
BIP
BIRTAN
BIS
BITAC
BIWTA
BIWTC
BJC
BJMA
BJMC
BJSA
BKMEA
BKSP
BLPA
BMD
BMD
BMDA
BMET
BMKT
BNAAQS
BNH
BO
BOCM
Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey
Bangladesh Disaster Knowledge Network
Bangladesh Management Education Research and Training
Bangladesh Electronic Fund Transfer Network
Bangladesh Export Promotion Zone
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission
Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority
Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation
Bangladesh Film Development Corporation
Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit
Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
Bangladesh Garments Manufactures and Exporters Association
Bangladesh Government Treasury Bond
Bangladesh Handloom Board
Bangladesh High-Tech Park Authority
Bangladesh Institute of Management
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation
Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture
Budget Implementation Plan
Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition
Bank for International Settlement
Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Centre
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation
Bangladesh Jute Corporation
Bangladesh Jute Mills Association
Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation
Bangladesh Jute Spinners Association
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufactures and Exporters Association
Bangladesh KriraShikkhaProtisthan
Bangladesh Land Port Authority
Bangladesh Meteorological Department
Bureau of Mineral Development
Barind Multipurpose Development Authority
Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training
Bangladesh Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust
Bangladesh National Ambient Air Quality Standard
Bangladesh National Herbarium
Beneficiary Owners
Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism
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BOD
BOESL
BOGMC
BoP
BOT
BPC
BPC
BPDB
BPI
BRDB
BREB
BRTA
BRTC
BSB
BSC
BSCCL
BSCIC
BSDB
BSEC
BSEC
BSF
BSFIC
BSRTI
BSTI
BTB
BTCL
BTMA
BTMC
BTMs
BTRC
BTTB.
BUET
BWDB
C&f
CAAB
CAAB
CAB
CAMS
CAR
CASE
CBHC
CBHE
CBM
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited
Bangladesh Oil, Gas & Mineral Resources Corporation
Balance of Payments
Build Operate Transfer
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation
Bangladesh Power Development Board
Bangladesh Petroleum Institute
Bangladesh Rural Development Board
Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation
Bangladesh Sericulture Board
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation
Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation
Bangladesh Sericulture Development Board
Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission
Bangladesh Silk Foundation
Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation
Bangladesh Sericulture Research and Training Institute
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution
Bangladesh Tea Board
Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited
Bangladesh Textile Mills Association
Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation.
Bangladesh Textile Mills
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Bangladesh Water Development Board
cost and freight
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
Current Account Balance
Continuous Air Monitoring Stations
Capital Adequacy Ratio
The Clean Air Sustainable Environment
Community Based Health Care
Cross Border Higher Education
Coal-bed Methane
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CBN
CBN
CBS
CBS
CBSP
CC
CCA
CCCP
CCGT
CCTF
CDA
CDM
CDMP
CEAL
CEPZ
CETP
CFC
CFC
CFLs
CFT
CHCP
CIB
CIF
CIG
CIP
CIRDAP
Community Based Nutrition
Cost of Basic Needs
Core Banking Solution
Cell Broadcasting System
Central Bank Strengthening Project
Community Clinic
Controller of Certifying Authority
Community Climate Change Programme
Combined Cycle Gas Turbine
Climate Change Trust Fund
Chittagong Development Authority
Clean Development Mechanism
Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme
Community Extension Agent for Livestock
Chittagong Export Processing Zone
Central Effluent Treatment Plants
Chlorofluorocarbon
Common Fund For Commodities
Compact Fluorescents
Combating Financing of Terrorism
Community Health Care Providers
Credit Information Bureau
Climate Investment Fund
Common Interest Group
Country Investment Plan
Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific
CIT
CITS
CIWM
CLP
CLU
CMC
CNG
COD
CoP
CPA
CPI
CPP
CRR
CSE
CSR
CTMS
CTR
Cheque Imaging and Truncation
Cheque Imaging and Truncation System
Centre for Irrigation and Water Management
Char Livelihood Programme
Child Labour Unit
Chittagong Medical College
Compressed Natural Gas
Chemical Oxygen Demand
Conference of the Parties
Chittagong Port Authority
Consumer Price Index
Cyclone Preparedness Programme
Cash Reserve Requirement
Chittagong Stock Exchange
Corporate Social Responsibility
Clinical Trial Management System
Cash Transaction Report
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CVDCS
CVDP
DAE
DAP
DCCI
DCI
DDM
DEPZ
DESCO
DFLs
DFQF
DGDA
DGEN
DGFP
DGHS
DIISP
DLS
DMBs
DMIC
DMTCL
DNA
DoE
DoF
DOS
DPDC
DPDT
DPP
DRR
DSE
DSEX
DSF
DSIB
DSS
DTCA
DTCB
DTIS
DTW
DWT
DYD
EBA
EC
ECA
ECAI
Comprehensive Village Development Co-operative Societies
Comprehensive Village Development Programme
Department of Agriculture Extension
Di-Ammonium Phosphate
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industries
Direct Calorie Intake
Department of Disaster Management
Dhaka Export Processing Zone
Dhaka Electric Supply Company
Disease-Free Laying’s
Duty Free and Quota Free
Directorate General of Drug Administration
DSE General Index
Directorate General of Family Planning
Directorate General of Health Services
Developing Inclusive Insurance Sector Project
Department of Livestock Services
Deposit Money Banks
Disaster Management Information Centre
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Department of Environment
Directorate of Fisheries
Department of Shipping
Dhaka Power Distribution Company
Department of Patents, Designs & Trademarks
Development Project Proposal
Disaster Risk Reduction
Dhaka Stock Exchange
DSE Broad Index
Demand Side Financing
Domestic Systematically Important Bank
Department of Social Services
Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority
Dhaka Transport Coordination Board
Diagnostic Trade Integration Study
Deep Tube well
Deadweight Tonnage
Department of Youth Development
Ecosystem-based Adaptation
Electrical Conductivity
Ecologically Critical Area
External Credit Assessment Intuitions
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ECCO
ECNEC
ECRRP
EDF
EDW
EEP
EGBMP
e-GP
EIF
ELCD
EMIS
EMOC
EMRD
EMS
EMTS
EOC
EPB
EPI
EPZ
EQS
ERP
e-SIF
ETP
EU
f.o.b
FAO
FATF
FBs
FCBs
FCK
FDI
FEDEC
FEI
FFW
FFWC
FI
FIAC
FIU
FLTC
FPM
FSCD
FSMF
FSPDSME
Environment and Climate Change Outlook
Executive Committee for National Economic Council
Emergency Cyclone Recovery and Restoration Project
Export Development Fund
Enterprise Data Warehouse
Economic Empowerment of the Poorest
Enterprise Growth & Bank Modernisation Project
Electronic Government Procurement
Enhanced Integrated Framework
Early Learning for Child Development Project
Education Management Information System
Emergency Obstetric Care
Energy and Mineral Resources Division
Express Mail Service
Electronic Money Transfer Service
Emergency Obstetric Care
Export Promotion Bureau
Extended Programme on Immunization
Export Processing Zone
Environmental Quality Standards
Enterprise Resources Planning
Electronic Students Information Form
Effluent Treatment Plant
European Union
free on board
Agriculture and Food Organization
Financial Action Task Force
Foreign Banks
Foreign Commercial Banks
Fixed Chimney Kiln
Foreign Direct Investment
Finance for Enterprise Development and Employment Creation
Food Energy Intake
Food for Work
Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre
Financial Institution
Farmers Information and Advice Centre
Financial Intelligence Unit
Foreign Languages Training Centres
Financial Projection Model
Fire Services and Civil Defense
Fish Seed Multiplication Farms
Financial Sector Project for the Development of small & Medium
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gm
GMDSS
GMP
GMT
GNI
GOB
GR
GSB
HACCP
HBFC
HCFC
HCR
HDI
HEC
HEQEP
HES
HFA
HHK
HIES
HNPSP
HPN
HPNSDP
Sized Enterprise
Free Trade Area Agreement
Fiscal Year
Government to Government
Gulf Cooperation Council
Gross Domestic Product
General Economic Division
Guaranteed Express Post
Greenhouse Gas
Galvanized Iron
Gas Initially in Place
Geographical Information System
Gesellschaftfür Internationle Zusammenarbeit (an organisation of
Germany)
gram
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
Good Manufacturing Practice
Greenwich Mean Time
Gross National Income
Government of Bangladesh
Gratuitous Relief
Geological Survey of Bangladesh
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
House Building Finance Corporation
Hydro-chlorofluorocarbon
Head Count Ratio
Human Development Index
Higher Education Commission
Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project
Household Expenditure Survey
Hugo Framework for Action
Hybrid Hoffman Kiln
Household Income and Expenditure Survey
Health, Nutrition and population Sector Programme
Health, population and nutrition
Health, Population and Nutrition Sector Development Programme
HPSP
HRD
HSE
HYV
IAF
iBAS
IBRD
Health and Population Sector Programme
Human Resource Development
Healthy Safety and Environment
High Yielding Variety
International Accreditation Forum
Integrated Budget and Accounting System
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
FTA
FY
G to G
GCC
GDP
GED
GEP
GHG
GI
GIIP
GIS
GIZ
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ICAO
ICB
ICPD
ICT
IDA
IDCOL
IDEAL
IDRA
IFC
ILAC
ILO
IMCI
IMED
IMF
IMO
INSARAG
IOSCO
IPAP
IPCC
IPM
IPO
IPP
IRESPPW
IRI
IT
IVR
IWT
JDPC
JGI
JICA
JMS
KDA
KOICA
KWh
LAN
LDC
LEDs
LFS
LGED
LLP
LNG
LPG
International Civil Aviation Organisation
Investment Corporation of Bangladesh
International Conference on Population and Development
Information and Communication Technology
International Development Association
Infrastructure Development Company Limited
Initiative for Development, Empowerment, Awareness and
Livelihood
Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority
International Finance Corporation
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
International Labour Organisation
Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Programme
Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division
International Monetary Fund
International Maritime Organisation
International Search and Rescue Advisory Group
International Organisation of Securities Commission
Integrated Poverty Alleviation Programme
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Integrated Pest Management
Initial Public Offering
Independent Power Plant
Integrated Rural Employment Support Project for the Poor Women
Industrial Relationship Institute
Information Technology
Interactive Voice Response
Inland Water Transport
Jute Diversification Promotion Centre
Japan Geoscience Institute
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Jatiyo Mohila Sangstha
Khulna Development Authority
Korean International Corporation Agency
Kilowatt hour
Local Area Network
Least Developed Countries
Light Emitting Diodes
Labour Force Survey
Local Government Engineering Department
Low Lift Pump
Liquid Natural Gas
Liquid Petroleum Gas
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LTE
MBF
MCR
MDGs
MDIs
MDWMB
MFN
MKWh
MLF
MOECO
MOP
MoRDM
MOU
MPA
MPI
MPS
MRA
MRT
MSC
MT
MTBF
MTMF
MTSBP
MW
NA
NABCB
NABL
NAMA
NAP
NAP
NAPA
NARI
NATP
NBDCs
NBDs
NBFIs
NBR
NCTB
NDA
NEC
NFA
NFAs
NFCA
Long Term Evaluation
Ministry Budget Framework
Minimum Capital Ratio
Millennium Development Goals
Metered Dose Inhalers
Mongla Dock Worker’s Management Board
Most Favoured Nation
Million Kilowatt hour
Multilateral Fund
Mitsui Oil Exploration Company Limited
Muriate of Potash
Ministry of Relief & Disaster Management
Memorandum of Understanding
Mongla Port Authority
Multidimensional Poverty Index
Monetary Policy Statement
Microcredit Regulatory Authority
Mass Rapid Transit
Management System Certificate
Metric Tonne
Medium Term Budgetary Framework
Medium Term Macroeconomic Framework
Medium Term Strategy and Business Plan
Megawatt
Norwegian Accreditation
National Accreditation Board for Certification Body
National Accreditation Board Laboratories
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action
National Adaptation Plan
National Agriculture Policy
National Adaptation Programme of Action
Northern Area Poverty Reduction Initiative
National Agricultural Technology Project
Non-Bank Depository Corporations
Nation Building Departments
Non-bank Financial Institutions
National Board of Revenue
National Curriculum of Text Book Board
Net Domestic Assets
National Economic Council
Net Foreign Assets
No-Frill Accounts
Non-resident Foreign Currency Account
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NGO
NHA
NIKDU
NIPORT
NITA
NLDC
NMI
NML
NNS
NOC
NPKS
NPL
NPO
NPO
NPSB
NRTA
NSDC
NTC
NWRI
OD
ODSs
OMS
OPGW
OTC
PBM
PBS
PCBs
PDB
PDBF
PDR
PEDP
PEP
PFDS
PFI
PGCB
PKB
PKSF
PLAGE
PO
POS
POs
PPCR
PPP
Non-Government Organisation
National Housing Authority
National Institute of Kidney Disease and Urology
National Institute of Population Research and Training
Non-resident Investor Taka Account
National Load Dispatch Centre
National Maritime Institute
National Metrology Laboratories
National Nutrition Services
No Objection Certificate
Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium and Sulfur
Non-Performing Loans
National Productivity Organisation
Non-Profit Organisation
National Payment Switch of Bangladesh
Non-Resident Taka Accounts
National Skill Development Council
National Tripartite Committee
Nominal Wage Rate Index
Overdraft
Ozone Depleting Substances
Open Market Sale
Optical Ground Wire
Over The Counter
Performance Based Management
Palli Bidyut Samities
Private Commercial Banks
Power Development Board
Palli Darido Bimochon Foundation
People's Democratic Republic
Primary Education Development Program
Productive Employment Programme
Public Food Distribution System
Power Factor Improvement
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited
Probashi Kallyan Bank
Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation
Policy Leadership and Advocacy for Gender Equality
Producer Organisation
Point of Sales
Partner Organisations
Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience
Public Private Partnership
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PPP
PRDP
PRS
PSMP
PSO
PSTN
PTA
PTI
PWDs
QIP
QIS
RAB
RAC
RADP
RAJUK
RAPSS
RBCA
RD
RDA
REB
RFID
RHD
RIMES
RLP
RMG
ROA
ROE
RoO
ROSC
ROW
RPAP
RPCL
RPIP
RPP
RPP
RS
RSTP
RTAs
RTGS
RUIM
RWA
RWRI
S&P
Palli Progoti Prakalpa
Participatory Rural Development
Poverty Reduction Strategy
Power System Master Plan
Public Service Obligation
Public Switched TelephoneNetwork
Preferential Trade Agreement
Primary Training Institute
Persons with Disabilities
Quantum Index of Industrial Production
Quantitative Impact Study
Rapid Action Battalion
Resettlement Assistance Consultancy
Revised Annual Development Programme
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipaksha
Remote Area Power Supply System.
Risk Based Capital Adequacy
Regulatory Duty
Rajshahi Development Authority
Rural Electrification Board
Radio Frequency Identification
Roads andhighways department
Regional Integrated Multi Hazard Early Warning System
Rural Livelihood Project
Readymade Garments
Return of Asset
Return on Equity
Rules of Origin
Reaching Out of School Children
Right of Way
Rural Poverty Alleviation Programmes
Rural Power Company Limited
Revised Project Implementation Plan
Remittance and Payment Partnership
Rental Power Producer
Remote Sensing
Revised Strategic Transport Plan
Regional Trade Agreements
Real Time Gross Settlement
Removable User Identity Module
Risk Weighted Asset
Real Wage Rate Index
Standard and Poor's
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SAARC
SADKN
SAFTA
SAM
SARSO
SATIS
SBs
SCF
SCITI
SDF
SDMC
SEA-ME-WE-4
SEC
SEGA
SEQAEP
SESDP
SFDF
SFP
SFYP
SHS
SIM
SKT
SLIP
SLR
SMEs
SMIIC
SMS
SNC
SOCBs
SOD
SOEs
SREDA
SRO
SS
SSBs
SSP
SSS
STOL
STP
STR
STW
TB
TCB
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
South Asian Disaster Knowledge Network
South Asian Free Trade Area
Severe Acute Malnutrition
South Asian Regional Standards Organisation
SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services
Scheduled Banks
Strategic Climate Funds
Small and Cottage Industries Training Institute
Social Development Foundation
SAARC Disaster Management Centre
South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe-4
Security and Exchange Commission
SAARC Expert Group on Accreditation
Secondary Education Quality and Access Enhancement Project
Secondary Education Sector Development Project
Small Farmers Development Foundation
ShahjalalFertiliser Project
Sixth Five Year Plan
Solar Home System
Subscriber Identity Module
ShishuKallyan Trust
School Level Improvement Plan
Statutory Liquidity Ratio
Small and Medium Enterprises
Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries
Short Message Service
Second National Communication
state owned commercial banks
Standing Orders on Disaster
State Owned Enterprises
Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority
Statutory Regulatory Order
Suspended Solid
State-owned Specialised Banks
Single Supper Phosphate
Society for Social Services
Short Take-Off and Landing
Strategic Transport Plan
Suspicious Transaction Report
Shallow Tube well
Tuberculosis
Trading Corporation of Bangladesh
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TCF
TDS
TEU
TFA
TICFA
TLP
TNC
TPR
TPS-OIC
TR
TRIPS
TRP
TSP
TTC
TWS
UAE
UCG
UGC
UHC
UIE
UISC
UK
ULDC
UNCLOS
UNCTAD
UNDP
UNEP
UNFCCC
UNODC
UOC
UPEP
US$
USA
VAT
VDO
VDP
VGD
VGDUP
VGF
VIC
VPP
VSBK
VTMIS
Trillion Cubic Feet
Total Dissolved Solid
Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit
Trade Facilitation Agreement
Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement
Trade Liberalisation Programme
Trade Negotiation Committee
Trade Policy Review
Trade Preferential System among OIC Countries
Test Relief
Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
Tariff Reduction Process
Triple Super Phosphate
Technical Training Centre
Trade/Trader Work Station
United Arab Emirates
Underground Coal Gasification
University Grants Commission
Upazila Health Complex
Urban Informal Economy
Union Information and Service Centre
United Kingdom
Upazila Livestock Development Center
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Obstetric Care Unit
Upazila Primary Education Plan
United States Dollar
United States of America
Value Added Tax
Village Development Organisations
Village Defense Party
Vulnerable Group Development
Vulnerable Group Development Programme for Ultra Poor
Vulnerable Group Feeding
Vehicle Inspection Centre
Value Payable Post
Vertical Shaft Brick Kiln
Vessel Traffic Management Information System
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VTS
WAN/LAN
WASA
WCO
WD
WEO
WEWB
WHO
WMA
WMIP
WRI
WTO
WTP
WZPDC
Vehicle Tracking System
Wide Area Network/Local Area Network
Water and Sewerage Authority
World Customs Organization
Women Development
World Economic Outlook
Wage Earners’ Welfare Board
World Health Organisation
Ways and Means Advances
Water Management Improvement Project
Wage Rate Index
World Trade Organisation
Water Treatment Plants
West Zone Power Distribution Company
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