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Sharmin Akter

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Sharmin Akter
NationalityBangladeshi
Known forHuman rights activist

Sharmin Akter is a Bangladeshi activist against child and forced marriages. She resisted her mother's efforts to get her married at the age of 15 to a 32-year-old man and fought to continue her education. A student of Rajapur Pilot Girls High School. She wants to become a lawyer to fight child and forced marriages. She is an International Women of Courage Award recipient.[1][2][3]

Akter was praised in 2017 by her school's headteacher for successfully completing her exams despite the distractions.[4]

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  1. ^ "Biographies of the Finalists for the 2017 International Women of Courage Awards". US Department of State. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ^ Syed Zainul Abedin (29 March 2017). "Jhalakathi girl among US Women of Courage award recipients". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Fighting Early Marriage: Bangladeshi girl to receive US award". The Daily Star. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Women of Courage Award winner Sharmin Akhter passes SSC". bdnews24.com. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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