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The marriage-breakers of Bangladesh

A young girl stands outside after attending school in Bangladesh, on June 21, 2012.

A young girl stands outside after attending school in Bangladesh, on June 21, 2012.

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A young girl stands outside after attending school in Bangladesh. (AP/Saurabh Das)

A young girl stands outside after attending school in Taknaf, Bangladesh, Thursday, June 21, 2012. (AP Photo/ Saurabh Das)

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Child marriage is illegal in Bangladesh and yet 20 percent of the girls are married before the age of 15. Monday on Worldview, Angus Crawford shares the story of a 13-year-old girl on her way to the alter in this BBC World Service documentary.

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