Elephant tramples man to death in Sherpur

A 48-year-old man was trampled to death by an elephant in the Panihata Mission area of Sherpur's Nalitabari upazila in the small hours of Friday, reports UNB.

The deceased was identified as Opu Marak, who belonged to the indigenous Garo community.

According to witnesses, a herd of 20-25 wild elephants came down the hills of the neighbouring Indian state of Meghalaya and barged into the fields of local farmers around 12.15am.

The farmers were guarding their fields in view of the harvest season. And while chasing away the elephants, Opu was trampled to death by one of them, said the locals.

Officer-in-charge of Nalitabari police station Bachir Ahmed Badal said that a police have been sent to the spot.