The deadline for submitting the investigation report in the Bangladesh Bank reserve theft case has been deferred once again, marking the 97th postponement in the case.

The investigation report was scheduled to be submitted on Sunday (August 9). However, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police failed to submit it.

Following this, Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah set September 14 as the new date for submission of the report.

Rukunuzzaman, a sub-inspector of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Prosecution Department, confirmed the matter.

On February 5, 2016, hackers stole $81 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It is believed that the money was laundered with the assistance of a group operating inside Bangladesh.

Following the incident, Zubayer Bin Huda, deputy director of Bangladesh Bank’s Accounts and Budgeting Department, filed a case with Motijheel Police Station on March 15, 2016, under the Money Laundering Prevention Act against unidentified individuals.

The following day, on March 16, the court handed over responsibility for investigating the case to the CID. The CID has been investigating the case ever since.