Forest Departments Rangunia Range Officer Masum Kabir said after the incident, the elephant left the locality and went back to the forest. As it is harvest time, wild animals have started attacking the locals in search of food.
In Bangladesh, Asian elephants are found in greater Chittagong and Sylhet Division and Sherpur.
The Asian elephant is a "critically endangered" species in Bangladesh, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
Faced with a shrinking forest cover and human encroachment of their corridors, wild elephants are under serious threat in southeast Bangladesh.
The construction of huge settlements on forest land and hills has also restricted their free movement.
At the same time, ever-increasing deforestation in the hills is leading to a crisis of food and habitat for wild animals, making the elephants venture into human settlements in search of food and attack those who try to stop them.
Farmer trampled to death by elephant in Chittagong
A farmer has been trampled to death by an elephant in Chittagong'.
The incident was reported on Saturday from s Rangunia upazila's Padua union.
The deceased was identified as Abu Tayyab, 58, from Narishcha Saplejapara village of the union.
Confirming the matter, local UP member Mohammad Parvez said Abu Tayyab was on his way to a teashop when he came across the elephant and got trampled.
Locals rushed him to the local health complex where on-duty doctors declared him dead.
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Forest Departments Rangunia Range Officer Masum Kabir said after the incident, the elephant left the locality and went back to the forest. As it is harvest time, wild animals have started attacking the locals in search of food.
In Bangladesh, Asian elephants are found in greater Chittagong and Sylhet Division and Sherpur.
The Asian elephant is a "critically endangered" species in Bangladesh, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
Faced with a shrinking forest cover and human encroachment of their corridors, wild elephants are under serious threat in southeast Bangladesh.
The construction of huge settlements on forest land and hills has also restricted their free movement.
At the same time, ever-increasing deforestation in the hills is leading to a crisis of food and habitat for wild animals, making the elephants venture into human settlements in search of food and attack those who try to stop them.