Bangladesh Bank heist: Anisul to meet Philippines govt Nov 28

Law minister Anisul Huq will lead a delegation to include Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam, Financial Institutions Division Secretary Eunusur Rahman, and the president of standing committee on Finance Ministry, Dr Md Abdur Razzak. The central bank has already recovered $15.25 million from the Philippines' anti-money laundering council and $20m from Sri Lanka, nine months after computer hackers stole $81m from the central bank's account. The central bank will bear all expenses relating to the visit, which begins on November 28. The law minister made the announcement at a press meeting at his secretariat office on Thursday.