Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 13 -- Bangladesh has assigned a lawyer to look into all legal issues including a defamation suit filed by the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) against the country's central bank.

"We've been informed about the suit, but our lawyer will look into the matter," the Financial Express (FE), a local newspaper, reported quoting one of the members of the Bangladesh delegation.

A five-member Bangladesh delegation is now staying in Manila, the capital of Philippines, to gear up the legal process through discussion with the authorities concerned for recovering the stolen fund.

Bangladesh earlier hired a law firm in Manila to facilitate the ongoing legal process in the country, a senior official of the Banglades...