Teen dies by elephant attack at Mirpur Zoo

Teen dies by elephant attack at Mirpur Zoo

Dhaka, Apr 11 - A 17-year-old boy died after being attacked by an elephant at the National Zoo in Dhaka's Mirpur this morning.

The deceased was identified as Zahid, son of Azad Ali. Azad Ali is a mahout of the zoo and a resident of  Moulvibazar's Kulaura  upazila.

This incident happened on Thursday around 11 am, said Dr. Rafiqul Islam Talukder, director at the Zoo.

He said mahout Azad Ali entered inside the elephant cage with his son Zahid. Suddenly, one of the five elephants attacked Zahid, leaving him seriously injured.

But Zahid's father Azad Ali, did not inform the matter to the authorities and left for Kulaura with his son.

Zahid died on way to Kulaura, added the director.-UNB