Chasing 159, the double world champions lurched from 100 for one to 128 for six before eventually subsiding to 142 for six to lose this dead rubber by 16 runs as Bangladesh wrapped up a 3-0 series win.
While Mott feels the dismissals of Dawid Malan and Jos Buttler from successive balls after a 95-run stand were pivotal, the Australian lamented a messy fielding display in which the overall standard fell far below expectations.
Rehan Ahmed and Ben Duckett dropping simple catches were the standout errors before England's quicks shone at the back end, restricting Bangladesh to 27 runs in the last five overs in their 158 for two.
"That one hurts," said Mott, whose England side claimed a 2-1 win in the ODI series last week. "We turned up trying to square the ledger a little bit with three (wins) and three (losses).
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