Tanvir Hassan Zoha, 34 years old, security researcher, disappeared when he accused the officials of the central bank of Bangladesh of negligence, which facilitated a theft of over 81 million dollars.
On February 5, 2016, hackers gained access to the accounts of the Bangladesh central bank at the US Federal Reserve Bank in New York and attempted to steal $1 billion. Their attempt to transfer the money was stopped by a simple typo, but they had already managed to extract $81 million.
During the follow-up investigation, security researchers found a piece of malware and a defective printer, and simultaneously reported that officials at Bangladesh's central bank were not adhering to security protocols. Consequently, the bank's chief and two deputy chiefs had to leave their positions after the scandal.
The members of Zoha's family said that the researcher met with a friend of his at 23:30 on Wednesday night, March 16. When they were returning to their home they stopped and placed them in two different cars.
Zoha's friend was abandoned a little later somewhere in the city (Dhaka) and returned home at 02:00 a.m., the next day. He then contacted Zoha's family, who informed him that the security researcher did not return to his home.
Meanwhile, media reports have angered the population of Bangladesh, who are already upset by the fact that government officials nearly lost almost $1 billion of their money.
