And after twelve days during which Habibul Bashar's men completed a comprehensive 4-0 series whitewash of their once perennial East African rivals not only enhanced their reputation but showed, emphatically, just how far they had pulled ahead of Kenya.

There were few things better than the manner in which Bangladesh clinched a seven-wicket victory in the fourth and final game at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium yesterday.

The home team finished their job from where they had started it with a record-breaking 131-run victory at Bogra where they achieved two one-day milestones by scoring their highest total (301) as well as managing the biggest ever margin of victory.

In the second game they had another achievement, a nine-wicket success, which was their biggest victory in terms of wickets, but they fell short of their own lofty goals in the third game as they got a narrow 20-run victory.

And yesterday, even after an early hiccup, Rajin Saleh and Habibul Bashar got together to post an unbroken fourth wicket stand to complete the 232-run chase in style and in the process also set the highest ever partnership for any wicket for Bangladesh.

Rajin Saleh staged a brilliant comeback, as he became only the third batsman from the country to reach the magical three-figure mark (108 not out). Bashar too, kept his word that they will come down hard on their opponents in the last game, with a well-made 64.

Although Bangladesh completed a series whitewash for the first time in their history there was no feeling of complacency amongst the players as everyone seemed focused on achieving far loftier goals in the near future.

"It would be really great if we can carry the tempo into our next home assignment against Australia next month. We know how tough it would be against the World champions but if we can carry the good work to the next series, I think it will be a real success for us," said Bashar.

The 33-year old Bangladesh captain, who made his tenth fifty after a 20 match hiatus and executed a straight six against Tanmay Mishra to finish the game in style, said that it was not easy for them to pull off a clean sweep against their rivals.

"We came into this series right after the one against Sri Lanka, so it was not easy for the guys and you are all aware about the prevalent hot and humid conditions. I think that the Kenyan bowling was also good. If we take all the matters into account you must say that we have played a very good series," explained Bashar.

"We have lot of positive things in the series but at the end what made me most happy that at least one player carried his knock through the innings. Rajin played brilliantly to achieve it. We have a problem in that some of our top order batsmen got a handsome score but fail to finish the game," said a delighted Bashar.

"In the past we have improvement in one specific department but this time we have had an overall improvement which is refreshing for us. Actually we played as a team and we should maintain it in future to be successful," he added.

Heaping praise on Rajin, Bashar informed that he had wanted more hundreds in the series.

"It is fine that finally one of our players got the hundred but honestly speaking I was expecting much more from my top order. Before the series I told my boys that this was a chance for them to make it but it did not happen sadly," said Bashar.

"I thinks Rajin has a rare quality of being a self motivator and he is a very hard working guy and it is nice that he capitalized on this opportunity in the last game," said Bashar.

He also talked about his batting position but said that it is yet to be fixed.

"Our batting line-up is very flexible. I think there are some guys like Aftab and Ashraful who has the ability to capitalise on the fielding restriction the most. But we can change it considering the condition and opponents. But I think my current batting position is helpful for my team," he explained.

Coach Dav Whatmore also expressed his satisfaction over the performance of his charges in the series.

"They were superior and better in every department which was satisfactory. We had a goal and we achieved it by winning the series by a 4-0 margin. Winning is always good that's why it will help us in the next series although it is against tough opponents," said the Australian.