Hasina opens Radisson hotel in Chittagong

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday inaugurated Radisson Blu Chittagong Bay View, the port city's first upscale international hotel.

The hotel offering a full array of modern services is owned by Sena Hotel Developments Ltd. It will be managed by Carlson Rezidor, one of the largest hotel groups in the world.

The hotel with 241 contemporary rooms and suites is expected to go into full operation by mid-April. The hotel will be the second Radisson hotel operating in Bangladesh.

About 1,000 guests, including business leaders and foreign delegates attended the inauguration ceremony held at the ball room of the hotel.

The 22-storey hotel is located near the business hub in Chittagong in the vicinity of MA Aziz Stadium. With 2,100sqm of ballroom and meeting space, the hotel will be an attractive venue for business meetings, social events, weddings, conventions and seminars.

PM's Special Envoy HM Ershad, Opposition Leader Raushan Ershad, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud, Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sharif, State Minister for Land Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed, the chiefs of the three services, and high civil and military officials were present.