Wild elephants kill farmer at Ramu

COX’S BAZAR, Oct 30: A farmer was killed in a wild elephant attack while trying to protect his paddy field in the Moityatali area of Ward No. 2 in Eidgarh Union of Ramu Upazila of the district on Thursday morning.

The victim was identified as Abdur Rashid, 55, also known as Khuillya Mia. 

Jasim Uddin Sikder, Acting Chairman of Eidgarh Union Parishad, confirmed the death. He said a herd of wild elephants entered Rashid’s paddy field from a nearby forest. When Rashid tried to drive them away, the elephants attacked him, killing him at the scene.

Officer-in-Charge of Ramu Police Station AK Fazlul Haque said police visited the scene after receiving the report. As the family filed no complaint, police recovered the body and handed it over to the relatives.