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1st LD Writthru: Bangladesh Bank governor resigns over some 101 mln USD heist

Xinhua, March 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman has resigned from this post as the country's account at the U.S. Federal Reserve had been hacked and some 101 million U.S. dollars was stolen, an official at the Bangladeshi Prime Minister's Office told Xinhua on Tuesday.

The official who did not like to be named said Rahman on Tuesday morning submitted his resignation letter.

Hours before submitting resignation letter, he told journalists that " I wish to tender my resignation from my employment as the Bangladesh Bank governor."

He said, "I've drafted my resignation letter and will submit it after meeting prime minister."

Ihsanul Karim, prime minister Sheikh Hasina's press secretary, told Xinhua that he will hold a press briefing later in the day to provide further details in this connection.

Some 101 million U.S. dollars worth of foreign reserves of the Bangladesh Bank, deposited with the U.S. central bank, was on Feb. 5 stolen by a racket of hackers.

And this money was transferred to Sri Lanka and the Philippines, it is said.

Some 20 million U.S. dollars of the total stolen money has so far been recovered, sources close to central bank of Bangladesh had earlier said. Endit