BB reserve heist probe report deferred for 96th time
The court of Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam fixed 9 August as the new date for submitting the report.
A Dhaka court has once again deferred the submission of the investigation report in the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist case, marking the 96th postponement since the case was filed.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was scheduled to submit the probe report today (2 July) but failed to do so.
As a result, the court of Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam fixed 9 August as the new date for submitting the report.
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The information was confirmed by Ruknuzzaman, sub-inspector of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's prosecution division.
Hackers stole $81 million from Bangladesh Bank's account at the US Federal Reserve Bank on 5 February 2016. Investigators believe the stolen funds were laundered with the assistance of a local network.
Following the heist, Zobayer Bin Huda, then deputy director of Bangladesh Bank's Accounts and Budgeting Department, filed a case with Motijheel Police Station on 15 March 2016 against unidentified individuals under the Money Laundering Prevention Act.
The following day, on 16 March, the court transferred the investigation to the CID, which has been probing the case ever since.
