Bangladesh is a largely rural agrarian country of about 165.20 million in 2013 with plentiful supply of renewable sources of energy. Out of various renewable sources, ocean energy basically as tidal power can provide clean, reliable power and emerging turbine designs are making production of electricity from ocean energy technologically and economically feasible. However, the risk to the marine environment and marine organisms is not well known. In order to appropriately site and operate tidal power installations in Bangladesh, we need to better understand the risks of the technology in order to explore the potential contribution tidal power can make to a renewable energy portfolio. Despite a positive policy environment and modest government investment in tidal power research and development, permitting of tidal device deployment remains a considerable barrier to advancement. This paper addresses the need for effective mitigation strategies linked with tidal energy development in Bangladesh.