The left-hander was unbeaten on 100 after Kirk Edwards hit a solid 86 as the West Indies reached 207-3 in their second innings at stumps for an overall lead of 331 runs.
Bravo completed his century off the last ball of the day when he cut debutant left-arm spinner Suhrawadi Shuvo for two runs. He has so far hit two sixes and seven fours in his 165-ball knock.
The tourists, leading by 124 runs on the first innings, consolidated their position as Bravo and Edwards put on 151 for the third wicket after openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Keiran Powell had fallen cheaply.
The opening Test of the two-match series ended in a draw in Chittagong.
"I am very happy with my effort," the 22-year-old Bravo said. "I just tried to play the right shots and waited for the loose balls to put them away.
Bangladesh coach Stuart Law said his team faced a tough fight to save the game.
"We are not really controlling the game. We have them three wickets down, but they lead us by over 300 runs. It's going to take a lot of hard work to come back into the match.
"We need to find a way to score runs, we need to find a way to stay a long time at the crease," said Law.
Edwards, who scored 121 in the first innings, looked set to score his second hundred of the Test when he fell in the closing overs of the day, bowled by Shuvo after hitting one six and seven fours in his 204-ball knock.
Bravo, dropped on 45 by Imrul Kayes in the slips off left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan, made the most of the chance as he bolstered the innings with a big stand with Edwards.
Both the batsmen played attractive shots, with Bravo once smashing off-spinner Nasir Hossain for two fours and a six in an over and then Edwards hoisting paceman Shahadat Hossain for a six.
Brathwaite, who made a half-century in the first innings, was run out for no score in the opening over after Naeem Islam hit the stumps at the non-striker's end with a direct throw.
The hosts struggled for success on an easy-paced pitch for more than two sessions, with Shakib and Shuvo being the lone wicket-takers.
West Indies 1st innings : 355
Bangladesh 1st innings:
Total: (for all out;
68 overs) 231
West Indies 2nd innings:
K. Brathwaite run out 0
K. Powell c Nasir
b Shakib 12
K. Edwards b Shuvo 86
D. Bravo not out 100
K. Roach not out 4
Extras: (lb2, nb3) 5
Total: (for three wickets;
71 overs) 207
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