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ACRONYMS
ADB Asian Development Bank
AUEO Assistant Upazila Education Officer
BANBEIS Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics
BBS Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
BNCU Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO
CPEIMU Compulsory Primary Education Implementation Monitoring Unit
DEO District Education Officer
DIA Directorate of Inspection and Audit
DNFE Directorate of Non-formal Education
DPE Directorate of Primary Education
DPEO District Primary Education Officer
DSHE Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education
DSS Decision Support System
DTE Directorate of Technical Education
EC European Commission
EFA Education for All
EMIS Education Management Information System
FTI Fast Track Initiatives
GIS Geographical Information System
GOB Government of Bangladesh
ICT Information and Communication Technology
MDG Millennium Development Goals
MIS Management Information System
MOE Ministry of Education
MOPME Ministry of Primary and Mass Education
MPO Monthly Pay Order
NAEM National Academy for Educational Management
NAPE National Academy for Primary Education
NCTB National Curriculum and Text Book Board
NGPS Non-Government Primary School
NTC National Technical Committee
PEDP Primary Education Development Project/Programme
PIU Planning and Implementation Unit
SESIP Secondary Education Sector Improvement Project
SICT Support to Information, Communication and Technology
TTC Teacher Training College
TVET Technical Vocational Education and Training
UEO Upazila Education Officer
UGC University Grants Commission
UNDP United Nation Development Programme
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
UPO Upazila/Thana Project Officer
WB The World Bank

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