Recovery of bank money: Dhaka HC questions Bangladesh Govt

Recovery of bank money: Dhaka HC questions Bangladesh Govt
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The Dhaka High Court on Tuesday asked the Bangladesh government to explain in four weeks why it should not be directed to take necessary steps to recover the money stolen from the Bangladesh Bank.

Dhaka : The Dhaka High Court on Tuesday asked the Bangladesh government to explain in four weeks why it should not be directed to take necessary steps to recover the money stolen from the Bangladesh Bank.

Following a writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Eunus Ali Akond , a two-judge bench of the high court comprising of Justice Zinat Ara and Justice A K M Zahirul Hoque delivered their ruling.

The country's foreign secretary, home secretary, finance secretary, the Governor of the Bangladesh Bank and former governor Atiur Rahman have been made respondents.

Akond had filed the petition on March 22, asking the high court to issue a directive to recover the stolen money from the bank.

In one of the biggest cyber heist, hackers stole US 101 million dollars from the central bank's account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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