Dhaka, Oct. 25 -- Bangladesh Bank's official website is back online after a three-day shutdown as a precaution against the risk of global cyberattacks.

The website was taken down on Thursday evening amid heightened concerns over potential cyber threats. It was back up again on Sunday morning, the first working day of the week after a five-day holiday for banks.

The central bank had said on Saturday night that the website would be down until the threat had passed.

However, its information technology team had already made preparations to restore access on Sunday morning.

Bangladesh Bank spokesperson and Executive Director Arief Hossain Khan said on Saturday night that the team was ready to restore the website, but the risk remained.

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