Evidence suggests Alexander the Great's march of global conquest came to a halt when he heard the stories of a great nation east of the Ganges - Gangaridai - and its massive army of war elephants. Chittagong used to provide elephants and trainers to the British Empire, the Mughal Empire and even the Roman Empire.

But now, there are only 268 documented wild elephants left in Bangladesh. Elephants are now endangered.

On the other hand, elephant attacks on human settlements have increased several times.