Elephants trample another to death in Bandarban

A woman was trampled to death by wild elephants in Bandarban’s Naikhyangchhari upazila early yesterday.

The deceased was identified as Saleha Begum, 55, of Dochhari area of the upazila, said police.

Anwar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Naikhyangchhari Police Station, said a herd of wild elephants went to the area from the nearby forest in search of food in early hours of the day.

Around 4:00am, the elephants broke into the thatched house of Saleha in the area and trampled her to death, said the OC.

A man was trampled to death by elephants in the same upazila on Friday.