Bangladesh Bank reserve heist investigation report delayed for 97th time
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A Dhaka court on Sunday extended the deadline for filing an investigation report in the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist case for the 97th time. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the police failed to submit the report as scheduled, leading the court to postpone the proceedings.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah set September 14 as the new date for the submission following a hearing. Sub-Inspector of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Prosecution Division, Rukunuzzaman, confirmed the development.
The case originates from a major cyber-heist on February 5, 2016, when hackers stole $81 million from the Bangladesh Bank account held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Investigators suspect that the funds were laundered with the assistance of an internal syndicate.
Following the incident, Zobayer Bin Huda, then Deputy Director of the Accounts and Budgeting Department of Bangladesh Bank, filed a case under the Money Laundering Prevention Act at Motijheel Police Station on March 15, 2016, naming unidentified individuals as suspects. The court subsequently transferred the investigation to the CID on March 16, 2016, and the agency has been handling the probe since that time.
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