Constitutional Provision in Protecting and Managing Indigenous Knowledge Systems: A Case From Rakhain Community in Bangladesh

Constitutional Provision in Protecting and Managing Indigenous Knowledge Systems: A Case From Rakhain Community in Bangladesh

Jahid Siraz Chowdhury, Haris Abd Wahab, Mohd Rashid Mohd Saad, Mashitah Hamidi, Parimal K. Roy, Mokbul M. Ahmad
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7492-8.ch011
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Abstract

Methodologically, this study aligns with the analytical philosophy and the indigenous standpoint and cultural interface theory. This study found that the education system itself is contaminated with colonial legacy and historical ontology of ‘State'. The recommendations are the participation of indigenous people in deciding their education and making curricula. Although the location of this study is remote and rural, this phenomenon occurs in many countries. Therefore, this research would contribute to efforts in this regard over the world to merge humanity.
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The Ontology Of Minister (If Minister Is A Spokesman Of The State)

Extract -1 “Dr Dipu Moni, the [then] Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, said in a meeting held on 11 April 2010 with Renata Lok Dessallien, the outgoing UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Bangladesh, that ‘Bangladesh does not have any “indigenous population” as meant in the UN’ jargon’ and ‘Bangladesh rather has several ethnic minorities and tribal population living in all parts of Bangladesh’ in harmony with the Bengalee population’ (Barman& Chakma, 2010, p. 17).

In our constitution of Bangladesh (March, 2005) ensured our free primary and mass education; and the state will take proper measurements to guarantee the time befitting education for her citizens accordingly to the Article 17. Above and beyond of that the government formulated so many acts and policies to give the indigenous protect and managing their knowledge Systems Such as –

  • 1.

    The Small Ethnic Groups Cultural Organization Act-2010

  • 2.

    National Education Policy-2010

  • 3.

    The Wildlife (preservation and Security) Act-2012

  • 4.

    Bangladesh Biodiversity Act-2017

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