An Overview of the Statutory Laws and Regulations Relating to the Maritime Issues of Bangladesh: Loopholes and Recommendations

Abstract

The research intention is to overview the existing laws and regulations regarding the maritime territory of Bangladesh. In this time demanding research, the researcher tries to point out, the legal circumstance of the sea territory of Bangladesh and how the sea territory is being protected. Where there are more 1350 statutory laws of State but not more than 2% is directly or indirectly related with the sea territorial concern. Whereas, its total area of sea territory is more than her land territory. Bangladesh geographically situated in shore of the Bay of Bengal. After its independence, it already has passed 48 years but till in this tenure couldn’t protect her vast sea territory as like her land boundary due to her two neighboring State’s concern and lack of legal and economic management. Last decade, major concerning issues with her two neighboring States already had been dissolved by the interferences of International Tribunal for the Law of Sea and the International Permanent Court of Arbitration. But due to its legal drawbacks, stockholders are not interested to come here as much as required. Here, researcher tries to identify the present legal status of the maritime issue of Bangladesh along its defects and recommendations.