Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday filed a case with Motijheel Police Station in the city in connection with the $101 million heist from its account with the US Federal Reserve Bank. Sub-Inspector of the police station Nishat Jahan said BB joint director M Jubayer Bin Huda filed the case against unidentified people.
The case was filed under the Money Laundering Act, Information and Communication Technology Act and Bangladesh Penal Code, the SI added.
Hackers swindled $101 million out of Bangladesh Bank from its account with US Federal Reserve Bank in New York.
The incident came to light after foreign media published news items on it on March 7.
