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Ershad Shikdar

Documented in court and media reporting as a convicted Khulna crime figure whose death sentence was upheld and carried out in 2004.

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Public identity: Convicted criminal
Era: 1990s-2004
Main area: Khulna
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Aliases: Ershad Sikder

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Reported themes include violence, extortion, tender or area-based influence; court outcomes must be shown separately where available.

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Daily Star archive reporting states that his death sentence was fixed after presidential rejection of clemency; VOA Bangla reported his execution in Khulna District Jail.

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Ershad Shikdar to be hanged on May 10

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The Daily Star · 21 Apr 2004

Public report on death sentence, rejected mercy petition, and murder-case record.

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Ershad Shikder Executed in Khulna

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VOA Bangla · 11 May 2004

Public report on execution in Khulna District Jail after Supreme Court confirmation.

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