BB reserve heist case, probe report deferred to Feb 25

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Court Correspondent :
A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed February 25 to submit the investigation report in the case filed over Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place in 2016.

Sunday was earlier fixed for submitting the investigation report but the investigation agency Criminal Investigation Department (CID) could not submit the report, forcing the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury of Dhaka to set the new date.

Hackers stole $101 million from BB’s accounts with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in February 2016. Of the amount, $81 million was transferred to four accounts with RCBC in Manila and another $20 million to a bank in Sri Lanka.

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But the transfer of $20 million to Sri Lanka was failed because of a spelling error by the hackers. Later, the BB was able to retrieve about $15 million from the Philippines.

Bangladesh Bank Deputy Director (Accounts and Budgeting) Zobayer Bin Huda filed the case with Motijheel Police Station on March 15 of 2016.