<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>A wild elephant was found dead in a paddy field in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur district on Friday morning, said forest officials.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>According to the forest department and locals, several herds of elephants from Garo hill along the border had been damaging crops and&nbsp; vegetables at Kangsha union of the upazila for the past couple of weeks. To prevent damage of crops, farmers set electric wires surrounding the croplands.</div><div><br></div><div>Md Mokrul Islam Akanda, a Rangatiya&nbsp; range official of the Forest Department, said that they recovered the body from the cropland of one Nuhu Miah at Paschim Bakakura village under Kangsha union in the morning.</div><div><br></div><div>Primarily it seemed that the elephant died from electrocution while it was trying to enter the cropland, he said, adding that they seized&nbsp; some electric and GI wires from the area.</div><div><br></div><div>The exact reason behind the death of the three and a half year old elephant will be known after getting the autopsy report, the forest officer said.</div><div><br></div><div>Dr ATM Fayezul Razzak Akanda, a livestock officer of the upazila, said though they primarily found no marks of injuries on the body and collected samples for viscera test to know the exact reason of death. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>