Dhaka: A portion of money, which was allegedly hacked from the account of Bangladesh Bank with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has been recovered.

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit is in contact with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) of the Philippines to locate the rest of the money and recover those, said a Bangladesh Bank press release on Monday.

However, the BB did not disclose the exact figure which was hacked.

The AMLC has already filed a case in the Philippines in this regard and collected the court order to freeze accounts involved in the hacking.

Besides, a World Bank cyber expert and his Forensic Investigation team are working with the BB team in this regard.

The central bank will take legal step to recover the rest money soon after the AMLC completes its investigation, the press release added.