Former MP Md Delwar Hossain filed it at the court of the Senior Judicial Magistrate Noman Mainuddin on Sunday.
The others accused in the defamation are – Ekushey Chokh Presenter Ilias Hossain, News Editor Rakib Hassan and its Borguna Correspondent Joydeb Roy.
The plaintiff said Joydeb Roy came over to his house on Sept 12. He named the private TV’s chairman, news editor and programme presenter and demanded Tk 50,000.
The correspondent, when denied the money, ran a ‘false’ report in the crime programme ‘Ekusher Chokh’ on Sept 18 claiming the plaintiff was the director of one EMITAS company, the case mentions.
Hossain said his image has suffered a blow after it was alleged in the programme that he embezzled millions through the company.
Correspondent Joydeb Roy then interviewed him saying it will be aired as rejoinder. But ETV, he said, again aired false information on Sept 25.