Bangladesh Bank Reserve Theft Case Report to Be Submitted on December 8

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News Desk:
The court has scheduled December 8 for the submission of the investigation report in the Bangladesh Bank reserve theft case.

Today (Tuesday) was the originally scheduled date for the report, but the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) did not submit it. Consequently, Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain set the new date for report submission.

The case relates to the theft of $8.1 million from Bangladesh Bank on February 5, 2016, via SWIFT code fraud from the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States. The stolen funds were later transferred to the Philippines, and authorities suspect the involvement of a local network aiding the hacker group in laundering the money.

On March 15, 2016, Zobair Bin Huda, Deputy Director of Bangladesh Bank’s Accounts and Budgeting Department, filed a case with Motijheel Police Station against unknown individuals under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012 (Amended 2015), Sections 4, and the Information and Communication Technology Act, 2006, Sections 54 and 379.

The case is currently being investigated by the CID.