Probe report in BB reserve heist case on Sept 29

A Dhaka court has set September 29 for the submission of a probe report in the case lodged over the Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place in 2016. 

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jakir Hossain set a new date, after the investigation agency, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), failed to submit the report on Tuesday (August 26). 

According to the case documents, unidentified 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 the Philippines and another $20 million to a bank in Sri Lanka. 

However, the transfer of $20 million to Sri Lanka 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, 2016.