A fishing cat from the forest entered a village near South Ketranga Border in Parshuram upazila of Feni on Thursday evening, causing severe panic among locals.
Locals said the fishing cat crossed the barbed-wire fence around 6pm and roamed in the area searching for food for about one and a half hours before going back to the forest after sunset.
Some locals suspect there may be more fishing cats nearby.
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Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) confirmed the fishing cat was seen near border pillar 2173/S of BO, and though it caused no damage, locals were asked to remain cautious while farming.
Lt. Col. Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain, commander of 4 BGB Battalion in Feni, said that patrols had been intensified and the Indian BSF had been informed about the incident.