Bangladeshi student on BBC's 100 Women list | The Daily Star

Bangladeshi student Sanjida Islam Choya has made it to the BBC's list of the world's 100 influential women for 2022 for her role in the fight against child marriage.

Sanjida has helped prevent at least 50 child marriages in Bangladesh, according to the BBC.

She first decided to act against child marriage after being inspired by a school presentation.

Sanjida, who is now studying at a university, has a team named Ghashforing, which includes her friends and teachers.

The team has reported incidents of 50 child marriage to the police so far.

The other Asian women on the list include Fatima Amiri of Afghanistan, Aye Nyein Thu of Myanmar, Velmariri Bambari of Indonesia, Sirisha Bandla of India, Priyanka Chopra Jonas of India, Sandya Eknaligoda of Sri Lanka, Sneha Jawale of India, Kimiko Hirata of Japan, Ayesha Malik of Pakistan, Nigar Marf of Iraq, and Milli of Thailand.