**8. Conclusion**

Bangladesh ratified the [43] on 27 July 2001. Bangladesh needs to enact a comprehensive law on marine pollution because there is no uniformity among the national laws; moreover, penalties are different for the same offenses in different laws. Bangladesh has plenty of mineral resources in the coastal marine area. However, there is no law regulating Bangladesh that defines and incorporates provisions on marine pollution, and the government should initiate effective mechanisms to solve this serious problem. To implement international legislation on land-based sources of marine pollution, the country should immediately undertake capacity-building projects for its marine and port administration. A budget section should be allocated on a priority basis to establish reception facilities and collect pollution detection equipment.

Moreover, the government may wish to seek private partnerships to provide reception facilities. The government should enact a comprehensive law focused on protecting the marine environment, including LMP control or, more specifically, the Land-based Marine Pollution Control Act (LMPCA), as land-based pollution is dominant in Bangladesh. However, Bangladesh has enormous resources in the coastal and marine areas, so the Protection of this region should be increased through the proper legislative framework. Furthermore, there are no rules to govern solid waste and land-dumping, which are the critical causes of LMP. Improving international cooperation, regional frameworks, public participation, and awareness would have to be built up to a high pitch of sensitivity for controlling land-based marine pollution to ensure a sustainable environment.
