A wild elephant killed an elderly farmer in the North Harbang area of Chakaria upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday night (14 November).
The dead man was Syed Alam Fakir, a resident of the Bhandaria Dheba area of North Harbang union.
Locals said Syed Alam Fakir was walking home after the Isha prayer through the Chitarbil area, west of the Goyal Mara station in North Harbang, when he came upon a wild elephant that had come down from a nearby hill in search of food. The elephant attacked him and he died on the spot. Local people recovered him and carried him to his home.
Wild elephants have been coming down from the hills into villages in different parts of the upazila in search of food for the past week, spreading fear among residents.
Inspector Shawkat Hossain, in charge of the Harbang police outpost, confirmed the death. He said an elderly man named Syed Alam Fakir had been killed by a wild elephant in North Harbang. Police were sent to the scene on receiving the news and recovered the body, which was handed over to the family after legal formalities.
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