Case filed over BB reserve heist

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) filed a case with Motijheel Police Station under money laundering prevention act against unidentified persons for the recent heist from its account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Md Zubair Bin Huda, Joint Director at Bangladesh Bank filed the case with Motijheel Police Station on Tuesday afternoon.

Motijheel police station Officer-in-Charge confirmed the matter to the journalists.

Earlier, Atiur Rahman, the governor of Bangladesh Bank, resigned over the cyber theft.

The hacking took place on the night of February 4, a Thursday, using information stolen through the malware, which sent a total of 35 transfer orders to the NY Federal Reserve Bank where the BB has an account.