There are many Indian elephant herds in the borderside of Nalitabari in Sherpur district. Since then the forest department rescue team had been trying to rescue the elephant but failed due to lack of favorable condition. A three-member Indian team arrived in Bangladesh on August 3 to bring back the stray wild elephant and finally left the country on Monday leaving the poor animal behind. The elephant became unconscious on Thursday afternoon after the forest department officials hit it with tranquiliser darts in Kamrabad union at Sharisabari upazilla in Jamalpur district, forest department officials said. “The Indian elephant drove away the nurtured elephants.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 11, 2016 11:03 UTC