Girl aged just 15 prepares for her wedding... to a 32-year-old man: Forlorn child bride prepares to marry groom in Bangladesh where two-thirds of girls are wed by 18 .

It should be happiest day of her life, but 15-year-old Nasoin Akhter couldn't look more miserable.

For the teenager isn't getting ready for a birthday party or another big celebration – she is being forced into marriage to a 32-year-old man.

As these images show, the Bangladeshi schoolgirl appears forlorn and, at times, even scared as she gets ready for the ceremony in Manikganj, near the capital Dhaka.

Sadly, Nasoin is by no means alone in a country which has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. 

Forlorn: Teenager Nasoin Akhter is bathed by family members on the day of her wedding to a 32-year-old man in Bangladesh which has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world

Sad: Nasoin Akhter is washed by relatives before her wedding to a 32-year-old man at the age of just 15

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Apprehensive: Nasoin Akhter stands in the doorway of a neighbour's home as she gets ready for her wedding

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Nervous: Nasoin Akhter looks out of a dressing room at a beauty parlour on the day of her wedding. In Bangladesh, 29 per cent of girls marry before the age of 15 and 65 per cent wed before they turn 18

Earlier this year, Human Rights Watch released a damning report that revealed how 29 per cent of girls are married before the age of 15 and 65 per cent by the time they turn 18.

The detrimental effects of early marriage on a girl can be extremely damaging.