UPDATE 1-Cricket-Bangladesh v New Zealand test loses day to rain

(updates with play postponed for the day)

DHAKA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The first day's play in the second and final test between Bangladesh and New Zealand has been washed out by steady rain over the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday.

Play was scheduled to start at 0300 GMT on Sunday with a 30 minute extension added to the remaining four days of the test to help make up for some of the lost time, a Bangladesh Cricket Board official told reporters.

New Zealand lead the two-match series 1-0 after securing a three-wicket victory in the opening match in Chittagong on Tuesday. (Reporting by Azad Majumder; Writing by Nizam Ahmed; Editing by John O'Brien)