A Framework for Language-in-Education Planning for Linguistic Minorities in Bangladesh

The task of this thesis is an attempt to propose a framework for the language-in-education planning for linguistic minorities in Bangladesh. It explores the issue of national identity in relation to ethnic identities of the linguistic minorities in Bangladesh to justify the role of mother tongue in maintaining a balance between the ethnic and national identities of these groups and how this can be achieved through an inclusive language-in-education planning. Language planning for minorities is an often neglected area of investigation in Bangladesh. Little research has been done on language planning and educational policy in Bangladesh and even fewer works have shed light on the issue of minority language maintenance and education in Bangladesh. Based on a case study approach, the thesis will seek to examine crucial language related issues focusing on the relevance and significance of mother tongue education for the linguistic minorities in Bangladesh.