A 30-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur district on Friday, officials said. The tragedy occurred around 5pm on Friday in the Katabari Daodhara area of the upazila. The deceased was identified as Shafiqul Alam, son of Abdul Karim, UP member of Ward No. 2 of Nayabil Union. REad: Teen girl dies after truck overturns in Ctg "Shafiqul was attacked by the wild elephant while going to see a herd of elephants coming from a nearby jungle," said Rafiqul Islam, Madhutila Range officer of the Forest Department. "He was killed on the spot." Later, locals recovered Shafiqul's body when the herd of wild elephants left the spot, he added. According to the forest officials and locals, four people have been killed in wild elephant attacks in the Nalitabari and Jhenaigati upazilas of Sherpur in the last eight months.  

A 32-year-old man has been  trampled to death by a wild elephant in Kalmakanda border of Netrokona. The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, a resident of Kalmakanda upazila. Read more: Farmer killed in wild elephant attack in Sherpur A herd of wild elephants from Betgara of India entered the country Monday midnight and started destroying farmers' crops, said Abdul Ahad Khan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kalmakanda police station. Nurul was attacked by an elephant when the villagers chased it. Read more: Two trampled to death by elephants in Bandarban Later, he was rushed to Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead. A case was filed at the police station in this regard, the OC added.

A 65-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur district on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday. The tragedy occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Patrachhila Mayaghasi hill area of the upazila. Read: Journalist attacked in Faridpur; one held "Somed Ali of Mayaghasi village of Ramchandrakura union, was attacked by the wild elephant while cutting grass in his field for cattle," said Bachir Ahmed Badal, officer-in-charge of Nalitabari police station. "He was killed on the spot." When he did not return home even after sunset, his family members launched a search operation and spotted his body. "We were subsequently informed," the OC said.

A woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kaptai in Rangamati on Wednesday, police said on Thursday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Also read:Elephant calves being tortured in the name of training: Court directs legal action Inspector Shahinur Rahman, in-charge of Kaptai Police outpost, said the woman was mentally challenged. "She was attacked by the elephant while she was roaming in the Kaptai Navy Road area around 9pm." On information, a team of police and local firemen rushed to the spot and recovered the body.

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said on Tuesday that the government is working to take a zero tolerance policy to prevent killing of elephants and other wildlife. “Elephant killing should be stopped at any cost. The government took legal action against those involved in the killing of wild elephants in recent times,” said the minister. The minister said at a view-exchange meeting with local administration and people's representatives on elephant conservation and resolving elephant and human conflict and handing over compensation checks to the people affected by elephants in Chattogram. Read: Father, son land in jail for killing elephant in Chattogram He said the government is committed to prevent killing of elephants, tigers or any other wildlife. Referring to various initiatives taken by the government for protecting the elephants, the minister said punishment of elephant killers and compensation for the victims of elephant attack is being ensured along with creating public awareness.  “Arrangements are being made to train the staff of the forest department concerned for resolving the elephant-human conflict, returning the elephants to forests when they enter localities and raising awareness among people,” he said. Moreover, the conventional roads and corridors for elephant movement are being restored, he said adding that banana trees and other herbaceous plants will be cultivated  to ensure supply of elephant feed, he added. The family of a person who was killed in the elephant attack was given Tk 3 lakh and  two others were given Tk 45000 each for crop damage as compensation.  Read:Another elephant found dead in Chattogram Earlier on Nov 22, the High Court directed the government authorities to take prompt action against elephant killings in the country. The court also issued a rule and directed the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to spread awareness on preventing elephant killings.

A wild elephant was electrocuted in Satkania upazila of Chattogram in the early hours of Saturday. Local people set the electric wire around their croplands to prevent wild elephants from destroying their crops and the 50-year-old elephant was electrocuted while searching for food, said Mamun Mia, range officer at Satkania Forest Department. Sub-inspector (SI) of  Satkania police station Ramzan said on information, officials of Forest Department and Upazila Livestock office visit the spot. Also read: Case against 12 for killing Asian elephant in Cox’s Bazar; 1 arrested Conflict between humans and elephants has become an important issue in the last two decades. These animals are increasingly coming into conflict with the people sharing their habitat due to poaching and the destruction of the forests in which they live. Also read: Man killed in elephant attack in Chattogram

A 38-year-old man was killed by a wild elephant at Madhyam Guapanchak village in Anwara upazila of Chattogram district, police said on Monday. SM Didarul Islam, officer-in-charge of Anwara Police Station, said the man was mentally retarded and the wild elephant trampled him to death on Sunday night while he was roaming around the area. Also read: Monk killed in Rangamati elephant attack However, police are investigating the incident. At least 17 people died while 25 others had been injured in attacks by wild elephants in the upazila in the past two years. Besides, a number of houses were damaged during this period. Also read: Case against 12 for killing Asian elephant in Cox’s Bazar; 1 arrested

A Buddhist monk was killed by a wild elephant at Raikhali Union in Kaptai upazila of Rangamati district early Monday. The deceased was identified as Bhadanta Ajnadhamma Ther, principal of Tambaghona Buddhist Monastery in Karigar Para of the Union. Read: Garo man trampled to death by elephant in Sherpur Witnesses said a wild elephant attacked the monk when he came out of the monastery around 5:30 am, leaving him dead on the spot. Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury, officer-in-charge of Chandraghona Police Station, said police recovered the body.

A 70-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in her lemon garden at Joldi union in Chattogram's Banshkhali Friday. The deceased was identified as Nure Ayesha and the incident took place when the victim went to pick lemons from her garden in the Jangal Joldi area of the upazila, Banshkhali Police Station Assistant Sub-Inspector Mubarak Hossain said. Ayesha was critically injured when the elephant attacked her; when locals rushed her to Banshkhali Health Complex, she was declared dead, Mubarak added. Also read: Two teenage boys killed in Bandarban elephant attack Sheikh Anisuzzaman, range officer of Joldi Range under Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division of Chattogram, said: "The Manorama Jiri area of Jangal Joldi has been marked by the forest department for elephant movement. Ayesha was trampled to death by an elephant when she went to her lemon garden to pick lemons from the area." The elephant is a "critically endangered" species in Bangladesh, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. Faced with shrinking forest cover and human encroachment of their corridors, wild elephants are under serious threat in southeast Bangladesh. Also read: Ailing circus elephant dies in Sirajganj The construction of huge settlements on forest land and hills has also restricted their free movement. Also, 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.

Two teenage boys were killed in an attack by a wild elephant at Konapara in Alikadam upazila of Bandarban district early Sunday.