Bangladesh stuttered to 31 for 1 after 10 overs in the first ODI at Providence in Guyana on Sunday.
Tamim Iqbal and Shakib al Hasan were at the crease for 17 and 11 runs respectively.
Earlier, after winning the toss and deciding to bat, the visitors were in deep trouble losing opener Anamul for the loss of just 1 run on the board.