Injured elephant dies in Moulvibazar

Dhaka – A pet elephant, who suffered injuries in her waist seven days back, died at Bridge No. 5 of Moulvibazar Road in Sreemangal Upazila in Moulvibazar on Friday morning.Sirajul Islam, owner of the elephant, said a resident of Brahmanbaria district rented ‘Rajlaxmi’ several months back.On July 14, Sirajul brought Rajlaxmi back to Sreemangal.However, she received injuries in her waist while getting off a truck adjacent to Bridge No. 5 of Moulvibazar Road.Later, veterinary doctors of Sreemangal Livestock Services Department gave treatment to Rajlaxmi in consultation with the doctors of Bangladesh National Zoo and Duluhazar Safari Park surgeon Dr Arifur Rahman.UNB news agency