Three people, including a woman, were injured in a wild animal attack at Hatibandha border in Lalmonirhat. The incident took place in Amjhol area of Gotamari Union of the upazila around 4 pm today.
The injured persons are Sharifa Begum (22), wife of Abdul Wahab, Afsar Hossain (40), son of deceased Monir Hossain and Nazrul Islam (35), son of Gamir Uddin. Their house is in Amjhol area. The three of them took first aid at Hatibandha Upazila Health Complex Hospital.
Local Gotamari Union Parishad (UP) Chairman Monabberul Haque said that among the injured, Sharifa and Afsar have been admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
Abdul Malek, a local school teacher, told Prothom Alo on the phone on Sunday night, "My granddaughter Sharifa Begum went to the Amjhol border to look for goats on Sunday around 4 pm. “A tiger was eating the goat in the paddy field,” he said. Then he screamed. At this time the tiger attacked Sharifa. Hearing his scream, some people around came running. They were attacked.
Abdul Malek said that Sharifa is currently under treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital with serious injuries.
In that incident, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) informed the press in a small message this evening, "Yesterday at 1600 hrs, a tiger from inside India entered the border of Bangladesh at a place named Amjhol under Hatibandha police station of Lalmonirhat district and injured three civilians. The forest department has been contacted through the district administration. 15 BGB captains and BGB patrols are present at the spot.
A video of that incident has spread on social media Facebook. It can be seen that the villagers are looking for wild animals to eat the crops with sticks. At this time, many people are shouting tiger, tiger.
Opposite the Amjhol border is Baramricha border area of Seetai police station in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, India. There is no forest or jungle in the two countries on that border. The area is flat and agricultural land. However, after that incident, fear of tigers has spread in the area.
Lalmonirhat District Commissioner Muh. Rashedul Haque Pradhan said on the phone, "I came to know about the incident through Lalmonirhat 15 BGB. I have contacted the forest department about this. Forest department personnel have been asked to go to the spot with necessary equipment to control the situation. The situation is being monitored.
