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Vol. 5 Num 1076 Mon. June 11, 2007  
   
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Woman trampled to death by wild elephants


Wild elephants trampled a tribal woman to death at village Dhopajuri in Haluaghat, a frontier upazila of the district on Saturday night.

The victim was identified as Alpana Chirang, 25, wife of Abdul Khaleque.

Alpana fell victim as a herd of wild elephants from across the Indian border entered the village at around 11:00pm and started ransacking the houses to eat stored paddy, police and locals said.

Alpana's one and a half year-old daughter was also injured.

Later the villagers chased the elephants away.