The submission date for the investigation report on the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist case has been delayed once again. This marks the 85th time the deadline has been extended.
On Sunday, May 18, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Wahiduzzaman set a new date of July 2 for the report submission.
The report was due to be submitted on that day, but the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), responsible for the investigation, failed to present it. As a result, the court granted additional time.
To recall, on February 4, 2016, hackers stole $101 million USD from Bangladesh Bank’s account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The stolen funds were laundered and eventually funneled into the Philippines.
Following the incident, on March 15, 2016, Zubair Bin Huda, Deputy Director of the Accounts and Budgeting Department of Bangladesh Bank, filed a case under the Money Laundering Prevention Act with Motijheel Police Station.
The very next day, the court ordered the CID to investigate the matter and submit a report. However, despite numerous extensions, the CID has yet to submit the final investigation report, even after 85 attempts.
