A 56-year-old woman was killed by a wild elephant in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram last night.
The incident occurred at 9 pm in Hanif's Para, near the western side of the Putibila Poharchanda Ashrayan Project in Lohagara Upazila.
The deceased, Hamida Akter, was the wife of late Nazir Hossain from the area.
Local Union Parishad member Abdul Mannan said that the woman was walking to a shop after Esha prayers when she encountered the wild elephant on the road.
The elephant struck her with its trunk, causing severe injuries. Local residents attempted to rescue her, but she died on the way to the hospital, he said.
Lohagara Police Station Officer-in-Charge, Rashedul Alam, confirmed the incident saying that a police team was sent to the scene upon receiving the news of the attack.
