A tribal young man was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Choto Gazni in Jhenigati upazila on Saturday midnight.
The deceased was identified as Polodaf Sangma, 28, son of Ronen Kubi of the area.
Locals said a herd of marauding elephants invaded Choto Gazni village in the upazila at about 12:00 am.
Villagers made an attempt to drive away the elephants by torching lamps.
At one stage, a wild elephant pounced on Polodaf and crushed him to death by trampling.
Later locals recovered the body.
Jhenigati Rangtia Range Officer M Kabir Hossain of the Forest Department confirmed the incident.
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