Dhaka, April 24 -- State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat, now on a visit to Mauritius, on Wednesday urged the Indian Ocean country to invest in the special economic zone in Bangladesh.

The state minister made the call in a bilateral meeting with Mauritius Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister Maneesh Gobin in Port Louis, BSS reports citing a press release.

Different bilateral issues, including trade and investments, as well as matters of anthropological and cultural cooperation, were discussed in the meeting.

Arafat said that Mauritius is the gateway to the African continent. So, investment in the Indian Ocean Island would brighten Bangladesh's business prospects in Africa....