Abdul Samad Sheikh, a 60-year-old rickshaw driver from Bangladesh has planted at least one tree every day since he was 12-years-old, which means that he has so far planted a small forest of over 17,500 trees.
Abdul, fondly known as “Tree Samad” in his native town of Faridpur, central Bangladesh, has worked as a rickshaw driver for most of his life.
The modest job earns him about 100 taka ($1.25) per day, which is barely enough to put food on the table for his family, but he somehow manages to also buy at least one tree from the Faridpur Horticulture Centre, every day.
He considers it his duty to the world and claims he wouldn’t be able to sleep at night if he didn’t plant a tree that day.