Dhaka, March 19 -- Bangladesh proposed that Ireland set up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the country for investment by Irish companies, Prime Minister's Private Industries and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman said on Monday.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) will also be signed to explore the investment opportunities between the two countries following a foreign minister-level meeting, he added.

The adviser told this to the media after he held a meeting with visiting Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney at the head office of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) or Biniyog Bhaban in the city's Agargaon area.

"A MoU will be signed at the foreign minister level between the two countrie...