BB reserve heist: Probe report submission deferred to Feb 14

A court in Dhaka on Sunday set February 14 to submit a probe report in the case lodged over Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place in 2016.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury fixed the new date as the investigation agency Criminal Investigation Department (CID) failed to submit the report on the scheduled date on January 1, 2023.

Hackers stole $101m from Bangladesh Bank's accounts with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York through SWIFT code on February 5, 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.

But the transfer of $20 million to Sri Lanka failed because of a spelling error by the hackers. Later, Bangladesh Bank 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, 2016.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is now probing the case.

Source: BSS