Bangladesh central bank governor quits over $81 mn heist

© AFP/File | Bangladesh Bank Governor, Atiur Rahman, speaks during the IMF?World Bank Annual Meetings, in Washington, DC, in 2014

DHAKA (AFP) -  Bangladesh's central bank chief resigned on Tuesday, the finance minister said, after hackers stole $81 million from the nation's foreign reserves in an audacious cyber-heist that has hugely embarrassed the government.
"He called me yesterday and I've asked him to resign. And he has resigned today," minister A.M.A Muhith told AFP, referring to the Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman.

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