Marine Pollution Prevention in Bangladesh: A Way Forward for Implement Comprehensive National Legal Framework

Md. Wahidul Alam1,2, Xinhua Xu1
1School of Law and Political Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
2Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh

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