Sanwara Group Director Mujibur Rahman has filed a Tk 2-billion defamation suit at a Chittagong court against private channel Ekushey Television Chairman Absus Salam and four others.
The others accused in the case filed on Sunday with the First Joint District Judge Mohammad Bahauddin Ahmed's court are ETV General Manager Maj (retd) Rezaul Karim, Senior Reporter Mahatheer Faruki, and Reporters Faruq Hossain and Mohammad Osman.
Mujibur, son of ruling party MP of Chittagong-8 constituency Nurul Islam BSC, filed the case following a report aired on ETV on Mar 2 and 3 over lands of Sanwara Holdings Limited, plaintiff's lawyer Syed Qudrat Ali told .
The report termed Mujibur as 'land grabber' and 'extortionist', he said.
"Mujibur Rahman has been defamed by the ETV report. So he has filed the case seeking Tk 2 billion in compensation," he added.
The others accused in the case filed on Sunday with the First Joint District Judge Mohammad Bahauddin Ahmed's court are ETV General Manager Maj (retd) Rezaul Karim, Senior Reporter Mahatheer Faruki, and Reporters Faruq Hossain and Mohammad Osman.
Mujibur, son of ruling party MP of Chittagong-8 constituency Nurul Islam BSC, filed the case following a report aired on ETV on Mar 2 and 3 over lands of Sanwara Holdings Limited, plaintiff's lawyer Syed Qudrat Ali told .
The report termed Mujibur as 'land grabber' and 'extortionist', he said.
"Mujibur Rahman has been defamed by the ETV report. So he has filed the case seeking Tk 2 billion in compensation," he added.
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