His hopes of trying to protect a brittle batting line-up, a particularly twisted logic considering he had only three specialist bowlers on what had turned out to be a decent pitch, backfired as a giant first-innings score enabled Sulieman Benn to dismiss the visitors for 182 with his fifth five-wicket haul.
After declaring their first innings on 484 for 7, West Indies claimed a lead of 302 runs but their decision regarding the follow-on would be announced on the fourth morning.
Mominul Haque had been Bangladesh's best hope. But since he was judged caught behind down the leg side on the stroke of tea for a gritty 51, the contest was snuffed out.
Denesh Ramdin played around with his bowling reserves, conjuring two wickets with the part-time spin of Jermaine Blackwood to further Bangladesh's slide. Mushfiqur was left stranded on 48, while his side lost nine wickets for 77 runs.
Benn generated difficult angles for the batsmen with his high-arm action and did not allow Bangladesh any breathing room, the result of which was eight wickets on the final session.
Blackwood had been deployed as a close-in fielder for much of the innings and began his spell with shin pads on.
It was clear that West Indies were trying to get something out of nothing and they did when Mahmudullah was trapped lbw in the second over after tea. This was the batsman's eighth consecutive Test innings when he had not crossed 30.
The West Indies fielders erupted, and as has happened in the last nine months, Bangladesh wilted. Benn created more chances from his end, bowling three more maidens.
Nasir Hossain played out two of those, which forced him to run down at Blackwood and slice a catch to mid-on. It was a strange choice of shot, given that Bangladesh were over 300 runs in arrears with only the tail left, but not quite a surprise.
Shuvagata Hom made 16 off 25 balls, before driving a full-toss back to Benn the bowler in the 55th over. He had added 29 runs for the seventh wicket - the second highest of the innings - with Mushfiqur.
Things had looked far less chaotic during the 62-run third wicket stand between Mominul and Shamsur Rahman. The pair had joined together at 18 for 2 and ushered Bangladesh out of a tough spot with the kind of patience that the lower order lacked.
Mominul got to his fourth Test fifty, though he too was lax outside the off stump early on. He tightened up after lunch, finding the boundary when West Indies erred too short or too full.
Shamsur too batted better after edging through third slip's hands and getting hit on his helmet in the morning. He was out for 35 off 95 balls with five fours while trying to push with hard hands at Benn.
Darren Bravo pouched the edge at second slip - his third of five catches.
Bangladesh's collapse would have pleased Kraigg Brathwaite as well. His innings had set West Indies up for a massive total, but he could add only 7 runs to his overnight 205 before his attempted slog off Taijul was caught at short fine-leg by Mominul Haque.
The West Indies opener spend nine hours and 14 minutes at the crease to amass the slowest double-hundred, in terms of strike-rate, in the last five years.
Ramdin had suggested that West Indies could have exploited Bangladesh's attack better on the second day, prompting Shivnarine Chanderpaul to show a keenness for singles while the rest of the order attempted to hit out.
They made 77 runs in 17 overs, but the risks they took also afforded left-arm spinner Taijul Islam a five-wicket haul on debut. Chanderpaul, however, remained not on on 85 off off 226 balls with six boundaries.
This was the 34th time he has not been dismissed in 93 Test innings where he has scored more than 50. He was aided by Mushfiqur Rahim when the Bangladesh captain missed a stumping in the 155th over bowled by Taijul.
Tea Report: BAN 105/4: Bangladesh's resolve not to falter in their first innings was dealt a major blow when Mominul Haque was dismissed off the last ball before tea.
He had reached his fourth Test fifty, a phlegmatic innings that offered the visitors two and a half hours of calm.
His patience had translated to comfort at the crease when he appeared to tickle Shannon Gabriel down the leg side. Umpire Marais Erasmus judged it out, however Mominul challenged it immediately. Inconclusive replays, however, meant the on-field call was upheld leaving Bangladesh at 105 for four in reply to West Indies' 484 for 7 declared.
Bangladesh's third wicket resisted for 62 runs with Shamsur Rahman also working quite hard to keep the hosts at bay. He wavered against the run of play when a well-flighted delivery from left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn lured the edge to second slip.
Mominul himself had had a lucky escape when he was rushed by Shannon Gabriel in the 16th over, but his pad had interfered with the ball's trajectory onto the stumps. Both batsmen played within themselves, having come together at 18 for 2.
Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes paid for being loose outside the off stump, giving Denesh Ramdin exactly what he wanted when he declared with an hour left for lunch.
Tamim chased after Kemar Roach in the fourth over to present a low catch at second slip for Darren Bravo. Imrul's dismissal was a carbon copy, although the bowler was Jerome Taylor.
Bangladesh needed discipline at this stage but signs weren't promising. Mominul chased the first delivery he faced, which seemed to prompt him to adopt greater caution.
Shamsur had a closer call when he nicked to third slip but Kirk Edwards couldn't hold on. The Bangladesh opener was also peppered with short balls and was hit on the elbow and head.
Every Bangladesh that fell would have been pleasing for Kraigg Brathwaite as well.
His innings had set West Indies up for a massive total, but he could add only 7 runs to his overnight 205 before his attempted slog off Taijul was caught at short fine-leg by Mominul Haque. The West Indies opener spend nine hours and 14 minutes at the crease to amass the slowest double-hundred, in terms of strike-rate, in the last five years.
Ramdin had suggested that West Indies could have exploited Bangladesh's attack better on the second day, prompting Shivnarine Chanderpaul to show a keenness for singles while the rest of the order attempted to hit out.
They made 77 runs in 17 overs, but the risks they took also afforded left-arm spinner Taijul Islam a five-wicket haul on debut. Chanderpaul, however, remained not on on 85 off off 226 balls with six boundaries.
This was the 34th time he has not been dismissed in 93 Test innings where he has scored more than 50. He was aided by Mushfiqur Rahim when the Bangladesh captain missed a stumping in the 155th over bowled by Taijul.
Lunch report: BAN 41/2: Bangladesh lost Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes in pursuit of West Indies' 484 for 7 declared at lunch on the third day.
Shamsur Rahman and Mominul Haque ensured it remained on two wickets when lunch was taken after an extended morning session, though Bangladesh's tendency to fish outside the off stump contributed to a few hairy moments.
Kemar Roach took Tamim's wicket in the fourth over before his new-ball partner Jerome Taylor dismissed Imrul Kayes in the seventh.
Darren Bravo, at second slip, was just as much party to those wickets by snaring two very good catches diving forward and Bangladesh slipped to 18 for 2. Solidity was an elusive quantity with Mominul flashing at the first ball he faced and Shamsur survived a nick through the cordon as the ball burst through Kirk Edwards.
West Indies' extravagant shots in the morning, though, had merit considering they were pushing towards a declaration. They added 77 runs in 17 overs, but their pursuit for swift runs also gave Taijul Islam, the left-arm spinner, a five-wicket haul on debut.
Kraigg Brathwaite could add only 7 runs to his overnight 205 before his attempted slog off Taijul was caught at short fine-leg by Mominul Haque. The West Indies opener spend nine hours and 14 minutes at the crease to amass the slowest double-hundred, in terms of strike-rate, in the last five years.
His was the innings that set up West Indies' massive total but the pacing could have been better, especially on the truncated second day. He and Shivnarine Chanderpaul had maintained a run rate of 2.55 when neither the pitch nor Bangladesh's bowling threatened. That tactic drew veiled criticism from his captain Denesh Ramdin, who was among three batsmen who got out trying to force the pace.
Jermaine Blackwood, in his second Test match, was leg-before to Rubel Hossain. The batsman had strode off towards square leg when Marais Erasmus had raised his finger.
After a consultation with Chanderpaul, he opted for a review but the decision stood as umpire's call. Ramdin and Jerome Taylor's attempts to up the ante backfired as well to hand high catches to midwicket and long-on respectively.
Chanderpaul remained unbeaten on 85 off 226 balls with six boundaries. This was the 34th time he has not been dismissed in 93 Test innings where he has scored more than 50. He was aided by Mushfiqur Rahim when the Bangladesh captain missed a stumping in the 155th over bowled by Taijul.
The last action of the West Indies innings was Mahmudullah dropping a low catch at long-on hit by Kemar Roach, and minutes later Ramdin called back the batsmen.
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