<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">A 56-year-old woman was killed by a wild elephant in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram last night.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The incident occurred at 9 pm in Hanif's Para, near the western side of the Putibila Poharchanda Ashrayan Project in Lohagara Upazila.</div><div><br></div><div>The deceased, Hamida Akter, was the wife of late Nazir Hossain from the area.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd/fas</div>