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A pot experiment was conducted at the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh during the months of November 2012 to April 2013 for screening the salt tolerant brinjal lines. Ten lines coded from V1 (Line-1) to V10 (Line-10) were executed under different salinity conditions (S0: Control; S1: 12dS/m and S2: 16 dS/m) following completely randomized design (CRD) with three replication. Maximum yield was provided by V1 and V6 (2.4 kg/plant) in 12 dS/m salinity level and V6 provided the maximum yield (1.3 kg/plant) which was closely followed by V1 (1.2 kg/plant) in 16 dS/m salinity level whereas 4.1 kg/plant and 3.8 kg/plant from V6 and V1 respectively in control. From the current study it can be stated that V6 and V1 lines were the best lines to grow in the highly saline affected areas in Bangladesh but varietal development form promising line and further field trials in different areas is recommended.