Canadian rocker Bryan Adams made it a night to remember, headlining a glitzy opening ceremony that officially opened the 2011 World Cup in Dhaka on Thursday.
This edition of the 50-over big bash will be Sachin Tendulkar’s last. He holds every conceivable batting record in one-day and Test cricket and is the only player ever to score 200 runs in the 50-over version of the game.

Hosts India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will play their knock-out matches at home if they get past the preliminary rounds in the World Cup, the governing body confirmed on Friday.

The opening ceremony of the World Cup got under way on Thursday with the captains of the 14 competing teams paraded through Dhaka's historic Bangabandhu Stadium in colourfully draped rickshaws.

The opening ceremony of the World Cup got under way on Thursday with the captains of the 14 competing teams paraded through Dhaka's historic Bangabandhu stadium in colourfully draped rickshaws.

Indian team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday arrived here amid heavy security arrangements for their World Cup opener against co-hosts Bangladesh on Saturday.

Bangladesh will approach the UN seeking to delineate its maritime borders in the Bay of Bengal with India and Burma. Bangladesh claims over 450 nautical miles from its coastline in the Bay of Bengal.

Another Hindu temple has been burgled in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, the fifth in recent months.

Bangladesh on Friday said it has received international support for the landmark trail of “war criminals” accused of committing “crimes against humanity” during the country’s 1971 “Liberation War”.

Bangladesh on Thrusday celebrated the 39th anniversary of its victory against Pakistani troops in the 1971 liberation war that was achieved with crucial Indian support, and was marked by heavy bloodsh