Dhaka joined Rajshahi on top of the table with one victory and a draw at the end of the second round.

Barisal's nightwatchman Ali Arman was the first wicket to fall on the day at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium when he edged to the slips off Tigers fast bowler Shahadat Hossain for 24. The tall paceman, who suffered an ankle injury while bowling on the second day, looked to be fit for the Zimbabwe series and was named in the 13-man squad.

Arman added 68 runs with his captain Shahriar Nafees who resumed on overnight 44.

Nafees fell soon when he was caught by Nadif Chowdhury off Rafique for 56, with his team's score on 104. The national vice-captain struck eight boundaries.

Seamer Mohammad Sharif continued his good form removing middle-order Humayun Kabir for four and by then, Barisal were all but out of the battle.

Wicketkeeper Mohammad Shaheen was next to go when Rafique trapped him lbw for just five and soon, Imran Ahmed fell to Mohammad Ashraful for 24.

Ashraful's leg-spin also claimed the scalp of Ishraq Sonnet (6), caught by Sharif as Barisal were staring at a huge defeat of a 300-plus margin.

But number eight Arafat Salahuddin kept Dhaka waited a little longer when he stuck around with tail-ender Sajidul Islam for more than an hour. Arafat, who hit eleven boundaries in his 61 off 80 balls, had a 61-run ninth wicket stand with Sajidul (12 not out). Rafique took the final wicket as middle-order batsman Nasiruddin Faruque could not bat because of poor health.

Rafique ended with 4-49 while Ashraful, man-of-the-match for his first innings ton, took two wickets. Seamers Mahbubul Alam, Sharif and Shahadat Hossain took one each.

Dhaka travel to Chittagong for their third round encounter while Rajshahi face Sylhet in a home game on November 21. Barisal take on Khulna at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on the same day.