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Bangladesh team in Manila says close to recovering fraction of heist money

Published Fri, Aug 5, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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A BANGLADESH central bank team visiting Manila to recover US$81 million stolen from its account in New York said it was close to getting back US$15 million of the loot frozen by the Philippines, but first it has to prove ownership of the cash to its hosts.

Cyber criminals tried to steal nearly US$1 billion from Bangladesh Bank's account at the…

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