Tag: BANGLADESH

Bangladesh confirms first case of Zika in the country

DHAKA, Bangladesh – The Bangladesh State Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of Zika virus in the country, with the virus detected in the 2014 blood sample of a 60-year old patient. Said patient is responding well to treatments. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/k7VaNfrEz_Y

Bangladesh heist exposes Philippine dirty money secrets

  by Karl Malakunas MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — When mystery hackers launched a stunning raid on Bangladesh’s foreign reserves, a plot worthy of a John le Carre spy novel was sparked in the Philippines, exposing the Southeast Asian nation as a dirty money haven. The $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh central bank’s American accounts last month was immediately sent via electronic transfer to the Philippines’ RCBC bank, with the thieves deliberately targeting their laundering location. […]

RCBC bank manager Deguito, nadidiin sa $81-m ‘laundered’ money

Ni Meanne Corvera (Eagle News) — Lalo pang nadikdik sa pagdinig ng Senado ang branch manager ng RCBC sa Makati na si Maia Santos Deguito sa nangyaring money laundering sa Bangladesh Central Bank. Sa pagpapatuloy ng pagdinig ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, kinumpirma ni Atty. Macel Fernandez Estavillo, head ng legal and regulatory afairs ng RCBC na lumilitaw sa kanilang internal investigation na si De Guito ang nagbukas ng bogus bank accounts sa pangalan ng […]

Bangladesh issues statement regarding the anti-money laundering issue

THE ministry of finance of Bangladesh will issue a statement involving unknown hackers who breached their central bank systems and managed to get 81 million US dollars. The Bangladesh central bank confirmed that the cyber criminals withdraw a $1 billion in US bank account and transfer a total of about 81 million US dollars in the Philippine bank last February 4 and 5. (Eagle News Service)

U.S. urges Myanmar to improve Rohingya living standards

  Living conditions for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar should be improved to discourage them from making risky sea journeys at the hands of human traffickers, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State said on Friday (May 22). Antony Blinken made the comments after holding talks with the government in the capital Naypyidaw, to discuss the migrant crisis that has left thousands of people stranded on overcrowded boats in the Bay of Bengal. Myanmar’s military chief said […]