Term
Definition
Adivasi
Local term for ‘indigenous’
Aynaghar
Local term for ‘secret prison’
Awami League
The former ruling party, in power 2009–2024
BGB
Border Guard Bangladesh
BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Chhatra League
The student wing of the Awami League
CHT
Chittagong Hill Tracts
DB
Detective Branch, specialised unit of the police
DGFI
Directorate-General of Armed Forces Intelligence
DMCH
Dhaka Medical College Hospital
Hundi
An informal way of transferring money between different locations
ICT-BD
International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh
IGP
Inspector-General of Police
KNA/KNF
Kuki-Chin National Army/Kuki-Chin National Front
RAB
Rapid Action Battalion
Razakar
A ‘highly offensive term’ in Bangladesh, referring to collaborators of Pakistani occupying forces during the 1971 independence war