BOGRA, Mar 8 (UNB): Barely in one and a half months of similar incident in Kishoreganj, burglars in a filmy style have looted Tk 3.25 million from another branch of Sonali Bank in Bogra after digging a tunnel into its vault.
The daring heist came to light Saturday when employees of the bank's Adamdighi Upazila branch entered the vault room at around 5.00 pm.
Manager of the bank branch Shamsuddin Sharif said the thugs dug the underground tunnel from a nearby furniture shop, 'Biplob Furniture Mat', to the bank vault.
He said the bank was reopened Saturday under a special arrangement after Thursday's transactions.
The manager said they found the vault broken in the afternoon as the officials According to the branch manager Md Shamsuddin, the vault was found broken when the bank was opened on Saturday afternoon after closing of business on Thursday.On Jan 26, miscreants made-off with Tk 169 million from the state-owned bank's branch in Kishoreganj. Two days later, law enforcers nabbed two including the ringleader Shohel alias Habib with Tk 161.90 million of the stolen cash
Another Sonali Bank heist in Bogra
FE Team | Published: March 09, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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