CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar  smashed a 44th test century for India before Bangladesh lost  three quick wickets to end the second day of the first test on  59 for three yesterday.

Bad light forced an early close with no play possible after  tea.

Tendulkar hit an unbeaten 105 but India were bowled out for  243.

Resuming on 76 with India on 213 for eight, Tendulkar scored  all but one of his country’s 30 runs in the morning session, the  start of which was delayed by 90 minutes because of thick fog.

Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan and paceman Shahadat  Hossain shared the two wickets that fell, both completing  five-wicket hauls in the process.

Shakib took the wicket of Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, caught  by Imrul Kayes at silly point for one, to claim his sixth  ‘five-for’ in tests with 5-62.

Shahadat (5-71) provided Bangladesh with the first  breakthrough of the morning with the wicket of Ishant Sharma.
Bangladesh made a solid start to their reply with a 53-run  opening stand before paceman Zaheer Khan grabbed two wickets as  India hit back.

Zaheer trapped Kayes lbw for 23 and uprooted the leg stump  of his fellow opener Tamim Iqbal with an in-cutter for 31.
In between Zaheer’s twin strikes, Sharma dismissed Shahriar  Nafees, who had made four, with a catch at second slip from VVS  Laxman.