[VIDEO] Elephant Kills A Boy At National Zoo In Dhaka, Bangladesh

In the National Zoo of Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh, a mahout's son has died in an elephant attack. This incident occurred on Thursday morning at 11 o'clock on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr. The elephant's name was "Raja". A mahout is a term used for an elephant driver, trainer, or keeper. The name of the mahout at the zoo is Azad Ali. His 17-year-old son Jahid has died in an elephant attack at the zoo. Rafiqul Islam Talukdar, the director of Bangladesh's National Zoo, has provided all this information.

The director of the National Zoo, Rafiqul Islam Talukdar, stated that Mahout Azad Ali took his 17-year-old son to the elephant's exercise area. Soon after, the elephant started attacking unfamiliar people. Without informing the zoo authorities, they took the injured son to the hospital for treatment. On the way, when the boy Jahid died, Mahout Azad Ali took the body to their home in Maulvibazar's Kulaura area for burial.


The staff of the National Zoo became aware of this incident through word of mouth, then the director of the zoo, Rafiqul Islam Talukdar, learned about it in detail. He also informed that there have been discussions with Mahout Azad Ali in the subsequent time.

Rafiqul Islam Talukdar also informed that there are a total of five elephants in Bangladesh's National Zoo and all are now under control and healthy.