Green thumb spruces up Bangladesh one tree at a time

JESSORE, Bangladesh - Ohid Sarder prises a rusted nail from a tree and drops it into his bucket, another eyesore scrubbed from the countryside as he embarks on a one-man mission to clean up Bangladesh.

The self-professed tree hugger, 53, has been riding his bicycle across the country, in a grassroots effort to free trees of the billboards and clutter nailed to their trunks.

Trees in Bangladesh are often used as free advertising space, with every available inch of wood plastered with placards until the trunk is barely visible.