BB reserve heist probe report deferred for 96th time
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.
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.
