Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- A former judge has filed a defamation case against seven people, including Channel 24 Managing Director AK Azad, accusing them of broadcasting false and defamatory news about him.

The case was filed on Monday by Md Ariful Islam, a former Joint District and Sessions Judge of Lalmonirhat who is currently under temporary suspension, with the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah in Dhaka.

After recording the complainant's statement, the court directed the Detective Branch (DB) of police to investigate the case.

Azizur Rahman Dulu, a lawyer for the complainant (Ariful Islam, the suspended judge), confirmed the matter.

He said Channel 24 had broadcast a false report over a land dispute between th...