The date for submitting the investigation report in the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist case has been postponed yet again. With this, the date for submitting the investigation report in this case has been postponed for the 93rd time.
Although the investigation report was scheduled to be submitted in this case on Wednesday, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police failed to submit it.
Due to this, the court of Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam has set a new date, adjourning it to 9 April.
Sub-Inspector Ruknuzzaman of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Prosecution Department confirmed this information.
On 5 February 2016, hackers stole $81 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account held at the Federal Reserve Bank of the USA. It is suspected that this money laundering was carried out with the assistance of a syndicate based within the country.
In connection with this incident, on 15 March 2016, Deputy Director, Accounts and Budgeting, Bangladesh Bank Zobayer Bin Huda, filed a case with Motijheel Thana naming unidentified individuals as accused. The case was filed under the Money Laundering Prevention Act.
The following day, on 16 March, the court handed over the investigation of the case to the Criminal Investigation Department of police, which has led the investigation since then.
