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Shortly after the World Cup, India toured Bangladesh for two Test matches and three ODIs.

Bangladesh lost the Test series 1 – 0, but Mortaza finished as both the team's leading run-scorer and wicket-taker with 151 runs at 50. 33 with two fifties — including his maiden Test half-century — and 6 wickets at 38. 33.

Bangladesh lost the ODI series 2 – 0.

After Habibul Bashar stepped down from Bangladesh's one day captaincy, Mohammad Ashraful was appointed the team captain in all forms of cricket on 2 June 2007.

On the same day, it was announced that Mortaza was the new vice-captain.

When Bangladesh toured Sri Lanka in June and July 2007, Mortaza took 3 wickets at 91. 33 in three Test matches as Bangladesh lost the series 3 – 0.

His poor performance led to suggestions that Mortaza was uninterested in the series ; he denied this and put performance down to a lack of confidence and fatigue from an intensive international schedule over the previous two years.

He featured in one match of the three-match ODI series ; taking two wickets at 15. 50 and Bangladesh again lost 3 – 0.