BB heist: Probe report submission deadline extended for 71st time
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The deadline for submitting the probe report of the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist case has been extended for the 71st time.
Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasimuddin set January 26 for the submission after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) failed to file the report today.
Today's submission date had been set on November 20.
Hackers stole $101 million from Bangladesh Bank's accounts with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in February 2016.
Of the amount, $81 million was transferred to four accounts with the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp in Manila, the Philippines, and another $20 million to a bank in Sri Lanka.
However, the transfer of $20 million to Sri Lanka failed because of a spelling error by the hackers.
Later, the Bangladesh Bank was able to retrieve about $15 million from the Philippines.
Bangladesh Bank Deputy Director (accounts and budgeting) Zobayer Bin Huda filed the case with Motijheel police station on March 15, 2016.
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