Sharmin Akter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Woman of Courage 2017
Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1995
Place of Birth: Gaibandha, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh
Profession: activist
Nationality: Bangladesh
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Sharmin Akter
- 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.Akter was praised in 2017 by her school's headteacher for successfully completing her exams despite the distractions.
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