Sharmin Akter

This article is about the Bangladeshi activist. For the Bangladeshi cricketer, see Sharmin Akhter.

Sharmin Akter
Sharmin Akter with Melania Trump at the International Women of Courage Award 2017
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]

References

  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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