Naeem Islam [63* off 161b; 9x4] and Dhiman Ghosh [13* off 42b; 2x4] were in the sixth wicket stand when the bails were drawn for the first day.
Sent in to bat first, Rangpur opened the first innings and played 89 overs for their day-one collection where Rakin Ahmed top-scored 79 off 183 balls, including nine boundaries.
Sunzamul Islam was the most successful bowler as got three wickets for 41 runs while Delwar Hossain [1/37] and Shafiqul Islam [1/46] were other wicket takers for Rajshahi.
In a Tier2 match at Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra, Dhaka Division took a 108-run lead with seven wickets remaining in hand in the first innings, replying to Dhaka Metropolis’s first innings of 59/8-declared in 29.3 overs on the day.
Shuvagata Hom [9* off 10b; 1x6] and Taibur Rahman [4* off 6b; 1x4] were at the crease when the bails were drawn for the day with scoreboard showing 167/3* in 53 overs.
Opener Rony Talukdar [86 off 154b; 9x4; 3x6] and Saif Hassan [49 off 90b; 6x4; 1x6] were the big hitters alongside their second wicket partnership of 120 off 30.1 overs for Dhaka Division.
Qazi Onik [2/27] and Arafat Sunny [1/55] were the wicket takers for Dhaka Metro.
Earlier, opening the first innings with bat after winning the toss, Dhaka Metro suffered huge jolt all through the innings as Salauddin Sakil captured four wickets for economic 15 runs while Sumon Khan got three for 32 and Mosharraf Hossain took one for five runs.
Mohammad Ashraful [14 off 30b; 2x4], Shamsur Rahman [11] and Shykat Ali [10] were the double digit scorers for Dhaka Metro.
The first day’s play of another Tier 1 match between Barisal Division and Khulna Division was called off without a ball being bowled due to rain at Barisal Divisional Stadium while another Tier 2 match between Chattogram Division against Sylhet Division at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium Academy Ground in Cox's Bazar also faced the same fate on the first day.