Chittagon: Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal struck a unbeaten fighting fifty to steady the hosts and guide them to 119 for three at tea on the second day of the opening test after England were dismissed for 293 earlier on Friday.
Bangladesh lost Mahmudullah (38) to leg-spinner Adil Rashid on the stroke of the interval in Chittagong but not before he had shared in a vital third-wicket partnership of 90 with the impressive Tamim (55 not out).
In the opening session, England captain Alastair Cook called on Moeen Ali, who top-scored for the side with a 68, to bowl the final over of the morning and it took the bearded 29-year-old just two deliveries to break Bangladesh's opening stand.
The openers had looked fairly untroubled until then but Moeen got the ball to spin past Imrul Kayes' (21) bat to hit the off-stump before number three Mominul Haque edged behind without scoring to leave Bangladesh reeling on 29-2.
The hosts almost went through the second session unscathed after Moeen's threat diminished in the afternoon with Tamim and Mahmudullah defending resolutely to keep England at bay at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
The left-handed opening batsman was given out caught at slip off Moeen but as on numerous occasions already in the match, he managed to get the umpire's decision overturned on review. Replays showed the ball has missed the edge of his bat.
England had earlier resumed on 258-7 and added 35 runs before debutant off-spinner Mehedi Hasan completed a six-wicket haul with the dismissal of Stuart Broad after left-arm spinner Taijul Islam had removed the other two batsmen.
