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A high powered committee headed by former BB governor Muhammad


Farasuddin was formed to investigate the cyber hacking on March 15,
2016 ,forty days after the biggest money heist took place.
2. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) filed a case with Motijheel Police Station under
money laundering prevention act against unidentified persons for the recent
heist from its account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York. on March
15, 2016.
3. Bangladesh Bank has filed a law suit in New York Federal court in an
attempt to recover $81 million.
4. On February 16, the Governor of Bangladesh Bank requested the central
Bank of Philippines’ assistance in the recovery of its $81 million funds. The
Bank requested saying that the SWIFT payment instructions which was
issued in favor of RCBC on February 4, 2016, were fraudulent.
5. Bangladesh Bank sent a team of officials to the Philippines for the recovery
of the stolen $81. Bangladesh Bank was able to retrieve about $15 million
from the amount of the Philippines realized in a fine from the Rizal
Commercial Banking Corporation(RCBC) Bank for its negligence in duty.
About $66 million could not be recovered yet.
6. the transfer of that $20 million to Sri Lanka failed because of a spelling error
by the hackers. The Bangladesh Bank retrieved the money from Sri Lanka as
well.
7. on the process of recovering the heisted money an agreement
was signed between the Bangladesh Bank and The Federal Reserve Bank of
New York on 29 January, 2019.
8. The Bangladesh Bank filed a lawsuit against seven persons, 20 institutions
and 25 anonymous persons and institutions at the district Court on 31
January, 2019.But, the court dismissed the case and suggested to file a case
in another court.In 2019, Bangladesh filed a lawsuit in a US court against the
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation over the Philippines Bank’s
purported part in the biggest money heist in the world. The Rizal
Commercial Banking Corporation counter-filed a lawsuit against the central
Bank Bangladesh for damaging its reputation and seeking $1.9 million in
damages.
1. Formed a committee to investigate
2. filed a case with Motijheel Police Station
3. filed a law suit in New York Federal court
4. requested the central Bank of Philippines’ assistance in the recovery of its
$81 million funds.
5. sent a team of officials to the Philippines
6. retrieval of money from Sri Lanka
7. signed an agreement
8. filed a lawsuit against seven persons, 20 institutions and 25 anonymous
persons and institutions at the district Court on 31 January, 2019.

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