A herd of wild elephants trampled a housewife to death and injured two others in Gogalia area under Lama upazila in Bandarban early yesterday.The deceased was identified as Julekha Begum, 35, while the injured are her husband Badiul Alam, 50, and daughter Kulsuma Begum, 12.
Witnesses said at least six elephants from across the Myanmar frontier Baishari entered Burir Beel under Gogalia union parishad and attacked the houses of the villagers at around 4:30am.
While the unprepared villagers were running for their life, at one stage, the elephants surged towards Badiul's house and killed Julekha on the spot.
Badiul and Kulsuma were injured as they tried to save themselves.
The herd also damaged other houses and trees in the area.
The duty officer of Lama Police Station told The Daily Star that the body of the deceased was handed over to their relatives while Badiul and Kulsuma were admitted in local upazila hospital.