InterContinental Dhaka
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Sheraton Dhaka Hotel
Ruposhi Bangla Hotel
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| location = 1 Minto Road, Ramna, Dhaka, Bangladesh
| opening_date = 1966
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| operator = InterContinental Hotels
| owner = Bangladesh Services Limited
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The InterContinental Dhaka is a prominent luxury hotel in Ramna in central Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It was opened in 1966.
Location
The vicinity of the hotel includes the Shahbag roundabout, the Suhrawardy Udyan, Ramna Park, the Dhaka Club, the University of Dhaka, BSMMU, BIRDEM Hospital, the Bangladesh National Museum and official state guest houses.
History
File:InterContinental Dhaka, 2018.jpg
The Inter-Continental Dacca opened in 1966, when the city, then known as Dacca, was the capital of East Pakistan. The hotel was the first international five-star hotel in what would soon become the nation of Bangladesh. It was designed by architect William B. Tabler.{{cite web |url=http://www.nealprince-asid.com/id652.html |title=InterContinental Hotel Corporation Digital Archives |publisher=Neal Prince, AIA, ASID}}
The hotel played host to many important political events in the run up to the independence of Bangladesh, including negotiations on the transfer of power after the 1970 elections. During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, it was declared a neutral zone by the International Red Cross.{{cite web|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/090103/the-war-hotels-part-iii-bangladesh|title=The War Hotels: Bangladesh|author=H.D.S. Greenway|work=GlobalPost}} Many buildings in its surrounding neighborhoods were targeted by the Pakistani military, including newspaper offices and university halls.{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Anis |date=3 October 2014 |title=Hotel InterContinental : Memories abound as Inter Continental returns to Bangladesh |url=http://www.observerbd.com/2014/10/03/46973.php |newspaper=The Daily Observer |location=Dhaka}} It was attacked during Operation Hotel Intercontinental which caused deaths of many Pakistani soldiers.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/operation-hotel-intercontinental-hit-run-53723|title=Operation Hotel Intercontinental: "HIT & RUN"|date=2014-12-06|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-02-09|language=en}}
InterContinental Hotels operated the hotel until 1983, when it was taken over by Sheraton, becoming the Sheraton Dhaka Hotel. In 2011, Sheraton announced that it would end its contract with the Bangladeshi government to manage the hotel, which was renamed the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel.{{cite web|url=http://www.newstoday.com.bd/?option=details&news_id=2359692&date=2013-10-23|title=InterContinental returning to Dhaka|work=newstoday.com.bd|access-date=2015-03-11|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100046/http://www.newstoday.com.bd/?option=details&news_id=2359692&date=2013-10-23|url-status=dead}} In 2013, it was announced that InterContinental Hotels would re-assume management of the state-owned property, following a major renovation. The hotel closed on September 1, 2014, and reopened as the InterContinental Dhaka{{cite news|date=2 September 2014 |title=Ruposhi Bangla ends operation |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=228486:ruposhi-bangla-ends-operation&catid=110:business-others&Itemid=156 |newspaper=The Independent |location=Dhaka |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181517/http://www.theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=228486%3Aruposhi-bangla-ends-operation&catid=110%3Abusiness-others&Itemid=156 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }} on December 19, 2018.{{cite web | url=https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article103239.html | title=InterContinental Dhaka Hotel Opens in Bangladesh }} Sheraton later opened a separate hotel in the Banani area of Dhaka.
References
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External links
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Category:Hotels established in 1966