New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori took three wickets in one over as Bangladesh slumped to 13 for three at the close of the fourth day of the rain-affected second and final Test.The visitors declared their first innings on 262 for six midway through the final session with Jesse Ryder (91) and Brendon McCullum (66) hitting half-centuries.
In his only over Vettori had Zunaed Siddique stumped by McCullum for four before trapping Mohammad Ashraful and Rajin Saleh lbw for ducks.
Rain washed out the first three days and New Zealand, 1-0 up in the series, were put in to bat after play was delayed a further hour as groundstaff mopped up the soggy outfield.
The Kiwis lost three wickets in an eventful morning session as the Bangladesh pace attack exploited the damp pitch.
The innings was steadied by a stand of 137 for the fourth wicket between Ryder and McCullum.
Ryder fell nine runs short of a maiden Test century when he was caught at square-leg by Mehrab Hossain off left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak. He faced 140 balls and hit 12 boundaries.
"It is hard to accept falling short by nine runs after you have worked so hard to get there. But I will learn from that," Ryder said.
Resuming on 198 for four after tea, New Zealand lost two more wickets with McCullum caught at mid-wicket by Ashraful off spinner Shakib Al Hasan.
Vettori was then bowled by Ashraful for 22 while Daniel Flynn finished unbeaten on 35.
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