The visitors opened the first innings in the first session on a spin-friendly pitch and scored 54/3* in 19 overs at lunch break with Roston Chase [19* off 20b; 3x4] and Sunil Ambris [5* off 25b] at the crease in the fourth stand.
Taijul Islam made the first breakthrough for Bangladesh dismissing Kieran Powell by lbw at 29/1 in 10.1 overs before skipper Shakib Al Hasan grabbed the next two wickets.
Shakib bowled out Shai Hope at 30/2 in 11.1 overs and dismissed the visitors’ skipper-cum-opener Kraigg Brathwaite, was caught by Soumya Sarkar at 31/3 in 12 overs.
K Powell [14 off 20b; 2x4] and K Brathwaite[13 off 47b; 2x4] were the other batsmen could reach double-digit score.
On second day’s morning, Bangladesh resumed the first innings with an overnight score of 315/8 in 88 overs and could add only nine runs more before Windies spinner Jomel Warrican dismissed both wickets.
Overnight batsman Taijul Islam played for a 39* off 68 balls, including four boundaries and one six, while another overnight batsman NayeemHasan [26 off 74b; 2x4] was caught by Shai Hope at 324/9 in 92.1 overs before MustafizurRahman was out by lbw on innings total in 92.4 overs.
Taijul and debut Nayeem shared 65 off 20 overs in the innings ninth stand, starting from first day’s 259/8 in 72.1 overs.
Earlier on day one, Bangladesh’s innings of 88 overs [26.5-31.1-30] with the last over playing under floodlight for a total of 315[105-111-99] in the three sessions where MominulHaque [120] hit his eighth Test ton and opener ImrulKayes [44] fell short of four runs for a fifty.
Jomel Warrican [4/62] and Shannon Gabriel [4/70] equally shared eight wickets while DevendraBishoo [1/60] and Kemar Roach [1/63] two wickets in the first innings for Windies.
Brief score:
Bangladesh 1st innings: 324/10 in 92.4 overs (overnight 315/8 in 88 overs ); MominulHaque 120, ImrulKayes 44, Taijul Islam 39*, Shakib Al Hasan 34, NayeemHasan 26, MehidyHasanMiraz 22, Mohammad Mithun 20, JomelWarrican 4/62, Shannon Gabriel, 4/70, Kemar Roach [1/63, DevendraBishoo 1/60.