Probe report in BB reserve heist case on Jan 13

A Dhaka court today set January 13 to submit a probe report in the case lodged over the Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place in 2016.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam set the new date as the investigation agency Criminal Investigation Department (CID) failed to submit the report today.

According to the case documents, unidentified hackers stole $101 million from the BB‍‍`s accounts with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on February 5, 2016. Of the amount, $81 million was transferred to four accounts with RCBC in Philippines and another $20 million to a bank in Sri Lanka.

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

Then Deputy Director (accounts and budgeting) of Bangladesh Bank Zobayer Bin Huda filed the case with Motijheel Police Station on March 15, 2016.