He kept walking around but eventually lost consciousness here at Koyra Village,” veterinary surgeon Syed Hossain told bdnews24.com. Forest officials said they shot him with a tranquiliser dart at Koyra Village of Jamalpur’s Sharishabarhi Upazila. The elephant, an adult male, fell unconscious and was in a safe place, they said on Thursday noon. A rescue team comprising locals, policemen and administrative officials is being led by Tapan Kumar Dey, a retired conservator of forests. “We fired the shot around 2pm, as soon as we saw him moving into dry land.

Source: bd News24 August 11, 2016 11:48 UTC