Why women are driving divorce in Bangladesh's capital

More than half of all Bangladeshi women are married by the age of 18, according to Unicef.

But as women get better education and can earn their own money, they're refusing to stay trapped in violent marriages.

Some 72% of divorces granted in the capital, Dhaka, in 2015 were initiated by women. Two women explain how they found the courage to get a divorce despite society's disapproval.

Reporting by Shahnaz Parveen; Filming by Sarwar Hossain

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