Inter Press ServiceMan Who Planted 50,000 Trees https://www.ipsnews.net/2017/02/man-who-planted-50000-trees/ News and Views from the Global South Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:19:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Man Who Planted 50,000 Trees https://www.ipsnews.net/2017/02/man-who-planted-50000-trees/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2017/02/man-who-planted-50000-trees/#respond Sat, 25 Feb 2017 14:29:34 +0000 Star Online Report http://www.ipsnews.net/?p=149137

By Star Online Report
Feb 25 2017 (The Daily Star, Bangladesh)

Abdus Samad Sheikh, 60, cannot sleep peacefully at night if he doesn’t plant a tree every day.

Samad, who lives in Vagondanga village in Aliabad union in Faridpur Sadar upazila has planted around 50,000 trees over the past 48 years. A nature lover by passion, Samad earns around Tk 100 every day by pulling rickshaw in Faridpur, which he spends on buying essentials for his family and at least one plant a day.

To know more about this passionate tree lover watch the video from Star Live!

This story was originally published by The Daily Star, Bangladesh

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