A study of ground water irrigation equipment was conducted as part of an effort to double the amount of irrigated land in Bangladesh by 1985. A description of the types of irrigation equipment - deep tube wells, shallow tube wells, hand tube wells, low lift pumps, and traditional manual water lifting devices (especially the treadle pump) - is presented; next, the report evaluates the performance of each in the Bangladeshi setting with particular attention to potential water pumping capacity. The importance of indigenous manufacture of pumps, small diesel engines, and spare parts in Bangladesh is discussed, and constraints thereto (especially the lack of a reliable supply of raw materials) are noted. The report recommends, inter alia, that the Bangladesh irrigation program include locally-manufactured shallow tube wells operated with manual treadle pumps (and emphasize these in the privatization program); training and promotion programs for mechanics, and funding for private repair shops; and further research into pump performance characteristics, depth to water during the dry season, and the manufacturing capacities of the five companies with permission to build diesel engines in Bangladesh. Appendices include a 19-item bibliography (1974-83), and lists of pertinent publications and agencies involved in irrigation.