Shikder also blames journalists!

Lodged in a heavily guarded condemned cell, the dreadful terrorist, given death sentence earlier in seven murder cases, sharply reacted after haring the SC verdict in Jubo league leader Khalid Hossain murder case.

"I blame journalists for my fate. Because, they wrote against me one after another," Shikder told the jail doctor Wednesday night.

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None but jail guards in front of his condemned cell is being allowed to talk to him since Wednesday.

Under Article 105 of the Constitution, Ershad Shikder can submit a view petition to the Appellate Division of Supreme Court and finally beg Presidential clemency.

The execution of death sentence must take place within 7 to 15 days from the date the jail authorities receive the order negating clemency, senior lawyers SM Amjad Hossain, Syed Shahidul Alam, SM Manzoorul Alam and Rajeb Ali Sarder said.

Other criminal cases pending for trial or under trial will be no bar to execution of death sentence in Khalid murder case, said advocate Rajab Ali who pleaded for the state during trial of the case.

Meanwhile, Towhid Hossain, younger brother of slain Khalid Hossain, has demanded quick execution of the death sentence. "We are happy that Shikder's death sentence has been upheld by the Supreme Court", said another younger brother Khaled Hossain.

Khalid Hossain was killed by Ershad Shikder on the night of May 16, 1999 in an ice factory at Skidghat uner Khulna thana.