In what is becoming a welcome addition to the capital's social calendar, St Patrick's Day, the National Day of Ireland, was celebrated once again this year, at the initiative of the Honorary Consul of Ireland for Bangladesh, Masud Jamil Khan, and his wife Kate Jaro-Khan, at the couple's Baridhara residence recently.

This is the third year in a row that the Irish Consulate here organized a gathering to celebrate the day, widely popular as one of the most famous holidays in the world in any culture. Since becoming honorary consul in 2024, has focused on marking the day as an opportunity to foster goodwill and cultural exchange between Ireland and Bangladesh. Once again, His Excellency Mr Kevin Kelly, Ambassador of Ireland to Bangladesh, made the journey from New Delhi (he has joint accreditation for 5 South Asian countries from there) to grace the celebrations, which saw a large turnout of the diplomatic corps stationed in Dhaka, as well as a cross-section of the local intelligentsia.

Outlining the progress made in the bilateral relationship between the two countries since the last St Patrick's Day gathering, Masud Khan, Ireland's first honorary consul for Bangladesh, raised a toast to Ambassador Kelly and his efforts to deepen ties between Dhaka and Dublin. He also promised "more" is being planned "and will be executed". To that, we can all raise a toast. Guinness was on the house.

St Patrick's Day in Dhaka

In what is becoming a welcome addition to the capital's social calendar, St Patrick's Day, the National Day of Ireland, was celebrated once again this year, at the initiative of the Honorary Consul of Ireland for Bangladesh, Masud Jamil Khan, and his wife Kate Jaro-Khan, at the couple's Baridhara residence recently.

This is the third year in a row that the Irish Consulate here organized a gathering to celebrate the day, widely popular as one of the most famous holidays in the world in any culture. Since becoming honorary consul in 2024, has focused on marking the day as an opportunity to foster goodwill and cultural exchange between Ireland and Bangladesh. Once again, His Excellency Mr Kevin Kelly, Ambassador of Ireland to Bangladesh, made the journey from New Delhi (he has joint accreditation for 5 South Asian countries from there) to grace the celebrations, which saw a large turnout of the diplomatic corps stationed in Dhaka, as well as a cross-section of the local intelligentsia.

Outlining the progress made in the bilateral relationship between the two countries since the last St Patrick's Day gathering, Masud Khan, Ireland's first honorary consul for Bangladesh, raised a toast to Ambassador Kelly and his efforts to deepen ties between Dhaka and Dublin. He also promised "more" is being planned "and will be executed". To that, we can all raise a toast. Guinness was on the house.