An Indian elephant was on Thursday rescued by a Bangladeshi forest department team after more than six weeks of frantic efforts since the female tusker was washed across the border by gushing flood waters to languish in swamps.
“We have succeeded in our efforts to rescue the giant elephant this afternoon,” forest department’s wildlife inspector Ashim Mollick said.He said forest department’s veterinary Surgeon Syed Hossain shot the elephant with a tranquilising gun at Dhanata village of northern Jamalpur district.