A cow was killed in a wild elephant attack in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur on Friday.
The incident took place at around 10:30 am inside the Baromari Shadhu Leo’s Mission (Baromari Christian Mission) when the elephant descending from the nearby hills attacked the cow, 6tethered to a post.
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Father Tarun Banowari of the Baromari Shadhu Leo’s Mission said, the wild elephant fatally trampled the tied cow.
Wild elephant attacks have been on the rise in the border areas of Nalitabari, Jhenaigati, and Sreebardi upazilas of Sherpur.
Herds of elephants often enter localities from the hills foraging food, causing damage to lives and property.
On May 29, a wild elephant killed an elderly widow, Surton Nesha, in Batkuchi Namapara near the old forest office in Nalitabari.
Earlier, on May 20, two farmers—Azizur Rahman Akash and Ephilis Hagidak—were killed in separate elephant attacks in the Gajni area of Jhenaigati upazila.
Wild elephants have also been damaging homes, consuming stored rice and cooked food and destroying crops such as jackfruit and bananas.
They have wreaked havoc on forest department offices, eco-parks and various government installations.
Residents of elephant-prone areas are now spending sleepless nights in fear, trying to protect their lives and property.