After two rained-out draws against Zimbabwe, this Test match will go down in record books as the Tigers' only real draw in 29 matches.

Mashud's 103 not out helped the tourists claw back into the match from a precarious 79 for six and gave Habibul Bashar the honour of becoming the first Bangladesh captain to declare in Test cricket.

The second innings declaration came at 271 for nine, leaving the West Indies 336 to win off 29 overs.

Left with the highly improbable, if not impossible, task, West Indies were 113 without loss when the two captains agreed to a draw with Chris Gayle undefeated on 66 and Devon Smith 40.

A beaming Bashar said: "It was a total team effort. Whenever we needed someone to step up they did."

Shortly after tea, wicketkeeper Mashud brought up his century driving a flighted delivery from man-of-the-match Chris Gayle through cover for four.

Before the ball reached the ropes, the former Bangladesh captain was already being embraced by number eleven batsman Tareq Aziz.

The doughty cricketer occupied the crease for 5-1/2 hours to smite 13 fours from 281 balls.

When the two looked towards the dressing room, they witnessed something that no Bangladeshi cricketers saw before.

Standing alongside cheering teammates, Bashar was gesturing at them to come back. Bangladesh just declared an innings for the first time in their four-year history.

Next stop is Jamaica where the Windies will try to give back a few of the compliments in the second and final Test, starting Friday.

"I am very happy for the boys. We gained a lot of positives from this match, but every time we play there is always room to improve," said Bashar.

"We will take the positives from this match and try and improve on them in Jamaica."