Global concerns regarding unsustainable pest management have made the promotion of integrated pest management (IPM) a priority for the government of Bangladesh. Based on secondary data this study first analyzes the institutional role or strategies for the promotion of IPM followed by identification of challenges of this environment friendly agriculture. Findings reveal strategies that have launched by various public and private organizations for promotion of IPM were inadequate and in some context less effective compare to necessity and expectation. Hence, the efforts are mostly failed to achieve desired success. The identified challenges for this divergence are inadequate training, less effective dissemination techniques, few NGOs participation, lack of research, farmers’ poor socio-economic profile, unfavorable attitude towards pesticide use and pitiable IPM disseminator and adopter ratio. In addition, to overcome the challenges as well as to reach the destination of sustainable agricultural development through IPM, ways are suggested. The findings will be helpful to establish IPM program not only in Bangladesh but also other developing countries where this environment friendly farming is practicing