Bangladesh investigators to visit Lanka over hacked reserves this week

An official of the Interpol’s Bangladesh wing, the National Central Bureau, and two officials of the rank of special police superintendent and assistant police superintendent are supposed to visit Sri Lanka over the Bangladesh Bank fund heist.

Bringing back the stolen money is the main purpose of their visit, a DIG said. They will also exchange information with the investigating authorities here.


“Our future course of action will depend on the situation,” he added. A two-member team of Bangladesh Bank has also gone to the Philippines. On whether they would work in tandem, the DIG Saiful Alam said, “If need be, we will work together.”

On the proposed visit of officials to Sri Lanka, NCB’s Assistant Inspector General of Police Rafiqul Islam Gani said, “There is a plan to visit Sri Lanka. But the date of the visit has not yet been finalised.” But, a source disclosed that the three-strong team would leave for Sri Lanka either on Tuesday or Wednesday.