Bangladesh Tree Man

Sexagenarian Bangladeshi man spends years
living in tree
It looks like a bird's nest from far away, but the
truth of the matter is somewhat more remarkable,
if not a little bit odd.
Passersby, if they look carefully, will see that it is
in fact a man and not a bird dwelling inside the
nest in the tree besides a busy footpath in
Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka.
Local residents say the man has spent about
three years living in the small tree house.
The sexagenarian, who does not talk at all to the
local residents including the street vendors under
the tree, passes most of the time in the tree
house beside a road in front of the Bangladesh
Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association
building in Dhaka's commercial Karwan Bazaar
area.
Street vendors under the tree and the surrounding
area say they don't even know the tree man's
name. He is something of a mystery to the local
folk.
"Though many call him pagla (mad) actually I
have never seen him behave abnormally," said the
tea seller.
Locals say the peculiar man stays in his tree
house even when its raining or the weather is
otherwise inclement. "Once we told him that we'll
give him a nice place to stay, but he refused,"
said a vendor. (by Naim-Ul-Karim)