Bangladesh c.bank hires 'Big Four' audit firms to review banks it says lost $17 bln, FT reports

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 12:21 AM EST

Jan 26 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's central bank has hired three "Big Four" accounting firms - EY, Deloitte and KPMG - to audit banks it says lost $17 billion to business people close to the regime of former leader Sheikh Hasina, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing bank governor Ahsan Mansur. (Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru)

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