A fisherman was killed and his son injured seriously in a tiger attack in Karamjal area of Mongla upazila Thursday evening.
Forest Department sources said when Amulla Sarker, 60, and his son Apurba Sarker, 30, were catching crabs in a canal a tiger suddenly appeared there and dragged Amulla to the deep forest.
Apurba sustained serious injuries when he tried to save his father from the clutches of the tiger.
Later, forest department officials recovered the body of Amulla from the forest and handed over the body to his family.