The West Indies cricket team toured Bangladesh in January and February 2021 to play two Tests and three One Day International (ODI) matches.

[3][4] On 29 December 2020, Cricket West Indies announced their squads for the tour, with Kraigg Brathwaite and Jason Mohammed named as captains for the Test and ODI matches respectively.

[5] Regular Test and ODI captains Jason Holder and Kieron Pollard were two of ten players who opted not to travel due to COVID-19 concerns or personal reasons.

[6] Shakib Al Hasan was named in Bangladesh's ODI squad, after serving a year-long ban for failing to report a corrupt approach.

[30] Shakib Al Hasan was ruled out of Bangladesh's squad for the second Test due to a thigh injury,[31] with Soumya Sarkar named as his replacement.