Dhaka, April 22 -- Bangladesh started off their World Cup preparation camp on Monday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium with only five players of the squad.

Most of the national players are busy with Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League which will end on April 23.

The players who were present at the camp on the first day are Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah Riyad, Rubel Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman. Most of them batted for more than 30 minutes each on the central wicket of Sher-e-Bangla.

Mohammad Saifuddin and Soumya Sarkar also came to the camp but they did not take part in any drill.

Meanwhile, Shakib Al Hasan, the star all-rounder, decided to stay back in India and take part in IPL. He is now set to back home befo...