At least 31 children died in Bangladesh on Monday when a truck carrying schoolboys back from watching a football match crashed and flipped over into a water-filled ditch.

The driver lost control of t

Police in Bangladesh fired rubber bullets and tear gas on Sunday at thousands of Islamic activists demonstrating for the restoration of a religious pledge to the nation's constitution.

Scores of demo

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the first match of the cricket World Cup here on Saturday.

Title aspirants India will have revenge on their minds when they launch their 2011 cricket World Cup campaign against co-hosts Bangladesh in the tournament-opener here tomorrow, fully aware that any slip-up could prove costly.

At least 2.5 million Muslims joined prayers on Sunday near the Bangladeshi capital as part of the second largest annual Islamic festival after the Hajj to Mecca, officials said.

At least two million Muslims attended prayers near the Bangladeshi capital as the second largest annual Islamic festival after the hajj began on Friday, officials said.