Pan Pacific Sonargaon

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Pan Pacific Sonargaon
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Pan Pacific Sonargaon
General information
StatusOperating
TypeHotel
Location107 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, kawran Bazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates 23°44′59″N90°23′39″E / 23.7496°N 90.3941°E / 23.7496; 90.3941
Opening1981
Other information
Public transit access  MRT Line 6   Karwan Bazar
Website
https://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/pp-dhaka.html

The Pan Pacific Sonargaon is a hotel in Dhaka. It is one of the oldest 5 star hotel in Bangladesh and is owned by the Government of Bangladesh and operated by Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts. [1] [2]

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History

Hotels Internation Limited was established on 25 June 1977 as a public limited company to establish a five star hotel in Dhaka. [3] The foundation of Pan Pacific Sonargaon was laid on 17 October 1977. [3] The construction was financed by Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (later renamed to Japan Bank for International Cooperation) as a loan to the government of Bangladesh. [3]

Pan Pacific Sonargaon was established in 1981. The hotel was designed by Hawaii-based architect Peter Hsi. Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts was hired to manage the hotel as Bangladesh lacked the necessary experience of operating a 5 star hotel. An 8 acres site in Karwan Bazar was chosen as the construction site. [4]

On 13 October 2003, Hotel International Limited announced plans to spend one billion taka to renovate the hotel. [5] On 19 March 2004, Pan Pacific Sonargaon launched the Global Hotel Alliance in Dhaka. [6]

In 30 August 2006, the Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Shahid Alam, asked the Chairman of RAJUK, KAM Harun, to not fine Hotel International Limited for the unapproved expansion of Pan Pacific Sonargaon. [7] The hotel had ignored two notices from RAJUK over its construction in Begunbari Canal. [8] There was whistleblower complaints against Southeast Asia Technology Co Ltd, a consultant of the renovation project, from hotel employees. [9]

Renovation works in the hotel began in 2007 by Accom Engineering Ltd, a sister concern of Orion Group. It was stalled due to the 2007-2008 caretaker government political crises in Bangladesh and corruption allegations. The renovation works were completed by the mid 2017. [1] [10] [11] Orion Group got the 1.8 billion taka renovation project through close connections with Hawa Bhaban according to hotel officials as reported by The Daily Star. [12] The renovations, which started in 2005, where near completion in 2008. [13] A new health club and pool was opened at the hotel in July following the renovation. [14]

Board of directors

NameDesignationProfessionReference
Md. Mokammel Hossain ChairmanCivil Servant [15]
Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem DirectorCivil Servant [15]
Masud Bin Momen DirectorCivil Servant [15]
M. Tofazzel Hossain Miah DirectorCivil Servant [15]
Fatima Yasmin DirectorCivil Servant [15]
Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman DirectorMilitary Officer & Executive Chairman of the BEPZA [15]
Md. Ali Kadar DirectorChairman of the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation [15]
Md. Aminur RahamanManaging DirectorCivil Servant [15]
Md. Jashim Uddin DirectorPresident of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries [15]
H. M. Hakim AliDirectorPresident of the International Hotel Association of Bangladesh [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "The Growing Hospitality Industry". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Company Profile – HIL" . Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "About us". hil-bd.org. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Hotels Int'l declares 10pc bonus share". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Pan Pacific Hotels, three others form global alliance". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Ali, Tawfique. "Sonargaon Hotel: Walking away unpunished?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Ali, Tawfique. "Sonargaon Hotel's unapproved construction continues". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Graft eating away stars". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Dhaka's five-star boom". The Daily Star. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Ready to bank on renovated rooms". The Independent. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  12. ↑ Hasan, Md. "Obaidul Karim venture inflicts huge loss on Sonargaon Hotel". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  13. ↑ Akter, Sayeda (25 May 2008). "Sonargaon renovation nears end". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "New swimming pool at Sonargaon Hotel launched". The Daily Star. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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