Probe report in BB reserve heist case on July 2

BSS
Published On: 18 May 2026, 13:02

DHAKA, May 18, 2026 (BSS) - A court here today set July 2 for submitting the probe report in the case lodged over the 2016 reserve heist of Bangladesh Bank (BB).
 Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam fixed the new date as the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the investigating agency, failed to submit the report today.
 According to the case documents, unidentified hackers stole $101 million from BB's accounts with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on February 5, 2016.
 Of the amount, $81 million was transferred to four accounts at Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation in the Philippines, while another $20 million was sent to a bank in Sri Lanka.
 However, the transfer of $20 million to Sri Lanka failed due to a spelling error made by the hackers. Later, Bangladesh Bank managed to recover about $15 million from the Philippines.
 Former Deputy Director (Accounts and Budgeting) of Bangladesh Bank Zobayer Bin Huda filed the case with Motijheel Police Station on March 15, 2016.
 

  • Latest
  • Most Viewed
Khulna BNP announces 6-day programme marking Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman's death anniversary
Transparency, accountability must be ensured in all development projects: Mir Helal
Man killed after being hit by train in Narsingdi
5 more die with suspected measles in 24 hrs
DNCC launches country's largest Miyawaki urban forest project
Fakhrul urges Singapore to invest in Bangladesh's potential sectors
Museums are living documents of civilization, identity: Nitai Roy
Hormuz tanker traffic edges higher after wartime low
Merkel urges Europe to use diplomatic weight to end Ukraine war
Germany set to invest 10 billion euros in civil defence
১০