Dhaka, March 8 -- Building on the existing excellent relations, Bangladesh and Ireland have scope to work together to strengthen the bilateral ties tapping the potential of cooperation and collaboration in broad areas, said newly appointed Honorary Consul of Ireland in Dhaka Masud Jamil Khan.

"Bangladesh is a very fast growing country and Ireland is a very developed and educated country. Both sides can work very well together," he told UNB in an interview on Sunday.

He said Ireland's Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney TD is scheduled to arrive here on March 17 and will have a number of meetings to discuss ways to strengthen the relations.

"We are honored that Minister Simon is coming to Bangladesh. This has als...