Cricket World Cup: Opening ceremony photos from Dhaka.

let cricket world cup 2011 begin - bangladesh fans celebrate outside the bangabandhu national
stadium in dhaka ahead of thursday's opening ceremony.

befor canadian singer bryan adams and his band look to the stage to rock the crowd.

It was a lively atmosphere inside the stadium too as more then 21,000 cricket fans packed the stands to witness the ceremony.

and colourful an noisy firework display brought the tow-hour event to a close.