Sharmin Akter is a Bangladeshi activist against child and

forced marriage Forced marriage is a marriage in which one or more of the parties is married without their consent or against their will. A marriage can also become a forced marriage even if both parties enter with full consent if one or both are later force ...

s. 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 A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

. She wants to become a lawyer to fight child and forced marriages. She is an

International Women of Courage Award The International Women of Courage Award, also referred to as the U.S. Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award, is an American award presented annually by the United States Department of State to women around the world who have ...

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

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* Bangladeshi women activists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Bangladeshi human rights activists Recipients of the International Women of Courage Award {{Bangladesh-activist-stub