A wild elephant trampled a woman to death at Ramu upazila in Cox's Bazar on Tuesday morning.
The deceased was Ayesha Khaton, 55, resident of Purba Monirjhil village under Khawarkhoop union.
With this, nine deaths by wild elephants have been reported in the district in last two months.
The Ramu police said an elephant entered the hilly village about 6:30am and attacked Ayesha in her yard killing her on the spot.
It had also damaged a house before the villagers chased it out of the area.
Sitakundo botanical garden and eco-park director Mohammad Abul Mansor told New Age that wild elephants were invading the human settlements in search of food as their foods sources such as banana trees and bamboos in the deep forests had been depleted by humans.
Source: New Age
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