Abstract
This book presents a study of street children’s involvement as workers in Bangladeshi organised crime groups based on a three-year ethnographic study in Dhaka. It aims to provide a theoretically informed, empirical account of the ways in which organised crime groups in Bangladesh operate, the hierarchies that exist among them, the crimes they commit, the ways they divide labour, and how and why street children become involved in these groups. This chapter introduces the reader to the study, the participants and the location: Dhaka. The chapter ends with an outline of each chapter, helping the reader to navigate the book.
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Notes
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Traditional Bangladeshi dress.
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The name of the organisation is intentionally excluded from this book to protect the anonymity of the participants in this study and the organisation itself.
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The names of the participants are excluded from this book to uphold confidentiality and protect the anonymity of all who participated in this study.
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Please see drawings in the appendix, created by the children during the ‘What is crime’? workshop.
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Not their real names.
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Typical Muslim greeting.
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The Bengali working week is from Sunday to Thursday.
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All names have been changed to protect the anonymity of the participants.
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Traditional dress worn by women in South Asia.
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Not his real name.
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Atkinson-Sheppard, S. (2019). Introduction. In: The Gangs of Bangladesh. Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18426-1_1
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