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Performance management as a management tool has proved its urgency over the years. Performance management systems, in various forms, have been employed for many years. Organizations used Performance Management to drive behaviors from the employees to get specific outcomes. Private organizations were the first to introduce performance management system but public organizations are being interested in using performance management models also. And this pressure can be seen reflected in the public sector's recent interests in adopting suitable and effective performance management system. Governments will in this respect seems evident in the introduction and adoption of new performance management system. The study has been done centering on a particular public organization in Bangladesh. Performance management (PM) includes functions which ensure that objectives are consistently being met in an effective and efficient manner. PM is also known as a process by which organizations align their resources, systems and employees to strategic objectives and priorities. The whole study aims at finding out the level of success in implementation & suitability of existing performance management practices in Bangladesh Public Sector and the possible challenges in this respect. This paper is trying to present a complete picture of performance management system in public sector of Bangladesh. Currently, preparation, implementation, and appraisal of the Annual Performance Agreements are conducted as per the 2015 guidelines of the Cabinet division relating to the APA. Now a law on the APA could be enacted to give it a permanent shape. Besides, presently the APA applies only to the organizations and offices. It is yet to roll out at the individual employee level. Present Annual Confidential Report (ACR) for the employees has to be replaced by the Annual Performance Report or Annual Performance Review (APR) which the ministry of industries started piloting from 2019. This is an effective way to link the Annual Performance Agreement of the offices at upazila, zila, administrative division level, departments, divisions and ministries to the performance of the concerned employees. Gradually, the role of the public service in realizing the national budget and live year plans will be institutionalized.