Staff Reporter :
A four-member team of Criminal Investigation Department (Investigation) of Police on Monday talked to the former Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman in connection with the central bank’s cyber-heist of $81 million with the US Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Led by additional director general of CID Shah Alam, the team members went to Atiur’s Dhanmodi residence at about 9.45am and stayed there till 11.30am.
During the visit, they discussed the cyber-heist issue with the former BB governor, CID sources said.
Earlier on March 14, Atiur Rahman resigned from his post over the heist of $81 million from the Bangladesh Bank’s account with the US Federal Reserve Bank.
On that day Atiur talked to the media first about the hacking out of
$81 million from the Bangladesh Bank’s account with the US Federal Reserve Bank after his return from India.
In February this year, unknown cyber criminals stole nearly $81 million from Bangladesh Bank through an account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Meanwhile, eight months have already elapsed but the CID has failed to submit its probe report on sensational Bangladesh Bank heist.
The sources said the investigators have so far found the involvement of at least seven officials of the central bank. The number may rise at the end of the investigation.
On the other hand, another investigating source said that at least 23 foreigners of six countries are involved in the digital heist.
“The CID has failed again to come up with a probe report,” said a court official on Sunday.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate court announced January 17 as the new deadline after CID failed to submit the report on Sunday, said court police’s General Recording Officer Sub-Inspector Jalal Ahmed.
“This is the ninth extension of the deadline,” he told the media.
They transferred the amount to four accounts with fake names at one RCBC (Rizal Commercial Banking Corp) branch in Manila, Philippines.
Deputy Director of Bangladesh Bank’s Account and Budgeting Department lodged the case under Money Laundering Prevention Act on March 15.
The case was transferred to CID for investigation.
The CID failed to submit its report but echoed with government-formed probe committee led by former Bangladesh Bank governor Mohammed Farashuddin, which identified negligence by Bangladesh Bank officials.
Additional Deputy Inspector General of CID Mohammad Shah Alam recently said: “Some Bangladesh Bank officials had intentionally left the computer network unprotected for the hackers to steal the money.”
Although the official expressed hope to nab the culprits soon, the CID is yet to identify anyone over the incident. Bangladesh has recovered $15 million or a fifth of the stolen funds from Kim Wong, a Chinese-born casino junket operator in the Philippines.
A four-member team of Criminal Investigation Department (Investigation) of Police on Monday talked to the former Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman in connection with the central bank’s cyber-heist of $81 million with the US Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Led by additional director general of CID Shah Alam, the team members went to Atiur’s Dhanmodi residence at about 9.45am and stayed there till 11.30am.
During the visit, they discussed the cyber-heist issue with the former BB governor, CID sources said.
Earlier on March 14, Atiur Rahman resigned from his post over the heist of $81 million from the Bangladesh Bank’s account with the US Federal Reserve Bank.
On that day Atiur talked to the media first about the hacking out of
$81 million from the Bangladesh Bank’s account with the US Federal Reserve Bank after his return from India.
In February this year, unknown cyber criminals stole nearly $81 million from Bangladesh Bank through an account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Meanwhile, eight months have already elapsed but the CID has failed to submit its probe report on sensational Bangladesh Bank heist.
The sources said the investigators have so far found the involvement of at least seven officials of the central bank. The number may rise at the end of the investigation.
On the other hand, another investigating source said that at least 23 foreigners of six countries are involved in the digital heist.
“The CID has failed again to come up with a probe report,” said a court official on Sunday.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate court announced January 17 as the new deadline after CID failed to submit the report on Sunday, said court police’s General Recording Officer Sub-Inspector Jalal Ahmed.
“This is the ninth extension of the deadline,” he told the media.
They transferred the amount to four accounts with fake names at one RCBC (Rizal Commercial Banking Corp) branch in Manila, Philippines.
Deputy Director of Bangladesh Bank’s Account and Budgeting Department lodged the case under Money Laundering Prevention Act on March 15.
The case was transferred to CID for investigation.
The CID failed to submit its report but echoed with government-formed probe committee led by former Bangladesh Bank governor Mohammed Farashuddin, which identified negligence by Bangladesh Bank officials.
Additional Deputy Inspector General of CID Mohammad Shah Alam recently said: “Some Bangladesh Bank officials had intentionally left the computer network unprotected for the hackers to steal the money.”
Although the official expressed hope to nab the culprits soon, the CID is yet to identify anyone over the incident. Bangladesh has recovered $15 million or a fifth of the stolen funds from Kim Wong, a Chinese-born casino junket operator in the Philippines.
