Sayeman Beach Resort

File:Bangabandhu in Hotel Sayeman.jpg in Hotel Sayeman, 1969]]

In 1964, Sayedur Rahman established a private hotel named "Hotel Sayeman" in Cox's Bazar, East Pakistan. It was the first privately owned hotel in the city.{{cite news|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/income-expense/2018/12/16/715028|title=তিন পুরুষের হোটেল ব্যবসা|trans-title=Three men's hotel business|lang=bn|first=Rashedul|last=Tushar|date=16 December 2018|access-date=26 September 2022|newspaper=Kaler Kantho|archive-date=18 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218171824/http://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/income-expense/2018/12/16/715028|url-status=live}} Five years later, in 1969, Mosharraf Hossain, son of the hotel's founder, and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman stayed at this hotel during a trip to Cox's Bazar, and a candlelight dinner was organized in their honor.{{cite web|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/dropped/industry/hotel-sayeman-pioneer-beach-town-tourism-305257|title=Hotel Sayeman: Pioneer in beach town tourism|date=20 September 2021|access-date=17 August 2022|website=Tbsnews.net|archive-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817180528/https://www.tbsnews.net/dropped/industry/hotel-sayeman-pioneer-beach-town-tourism-305257|url-status=live}} In independent Bangladesh in 1979, Mosharraf Hossain converted it into a resort with 75 rooms.{{cite web|url=https://bdnews24.com/story/business%2Fhotel-sayeman-launches-resort|title=Hotel Sayeman launches resort|date=11 October 2013|access-date=17 August 2022|website=Bdnews24.com|archive-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817180500/https://bdnews24.com/story/business%2Fhotel-sayeman-launches-resort|url-status=live}} Later Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana were also guests of this hotel. In 2013 it was announced to build a resort condominium called "Sayeman Heritage Residence" in place of the old hotel and the hotel was shifted from Baharchora to Kolatoli which was renamed as "Sayeman Beach Resort". The new resort was inaugurated on 15 January 2015 in the presence of Rashed Khan Menon, the then minister of civil aviation and tourism.{{cite web|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/lifestyle/news/bd/359398.details|title=কক্সবাজারে সায়মন বিচ রিসোর্ট|trans-title=Sayeman Beach Resort in Cox's Bazar|lang=bn|date=20 January 2015|access-date=17 August 2022|website=Banglanews24.com|archive-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817180453/https://www.banglanews24.com/lifestyle/news/bd/359398.details|url-status=live}}

File:Sayeman Beach, Cox's Bazar (01).jpg

The Cox's Bazar beach can be seen from most of the rooms of this 288-room resort.{{cite web|url=https://www.banglatribune.com/journey/hotel-resort/569689/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B7-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C|title=সায়মন বিচ রিসোর্টে হানিমুন ও শীতের বিশেষ প্যাকেজ|trans-title=Honeymoon and winter special packages at Sayeman Beach Resort|lang=bn|date=16 October 2019|access-date=17 August 2022|website=Bangla Tribune|archive-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817180510/https://www.facebook.com/v12.0/plugins/video.php?app_id=436163869915872&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Df170b45415ac86%26domain%3Dwww.banglatribune.com%26is_canvas%3Dfalse%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.banglatribune.com%252Ff7cb336fdb7b%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=0&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBanglaTribuneOnline%2Fvideos%2F459670156033180%2F&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&show_text=false&width=436|url-status=live}} There are ocean and deluxe suites, restaurants, swimming pools, bar deck, ballroom and convention hall.

According to a report published by Income Tax Department in 2021, no income tax return has been submitted by the resort authority for 6 years from 2015. After publication of the report, the authority paid {{BDT|4 million}} in advance as income tax return. The report also noted that the resort had falsified their income.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsbangla24.com/amp/news/160612/Simon-Beach-Resort-does-not-pay-taxes|title=কর দেয় না সায়মন বিচ রিসোর্ট|trans-title=Sayeman Beach Resort does not pay taxes|lang=bn|first=Rahman|last=Masud|date=6 October 2021|access-date=17 August 2022|website=Newsbangla24.com|archive-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817180509/https://www.newsbangla24.com/amp/news/160612/Simon-Beach-Resort-does-not-pay-taxes|url-status=live}}

In 2019, the Environment Department fined the authority {{BDT|50,000}} for allegedly dumping polluted water into the sea.{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/doe-fines-sayeman-beach-resort-polluting-environment-1813663|title=DoE fines Sayeman beach resort for polluting environment|date=14 October 2019|access-date=17 August 2022|newspaper=Daily Star|archive-date=11 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511231304/https://www.thedailystar.net/country/doe-fines-sayeman-beach-resort-polluting-environment-1813663|url-status=live}}

In 1999, 15 square kilometers of coastal area of Cox's Bazar was legally declared as a protected area for environmental reasons, but the Sayeman Beach Resort authority took the land of the area on lease to build the resort at Kolatoli. In 2019, a lawsuit ruled that the lease was invalid and the resort building was ordered to be demolished.{{cite web|url=https://www.ukhiyanews.com/88128-2/88128/|title=কক্সবাজার সৈকতে অবৈধ হোটেল-মোটেল ভেঙে ফেলার নির্দেশ|trans-title=Order to demolish illegal hotels and motels on Cox's Bazar beach|lang=bn|date=24 December 2019|access-date=17 August 2022|website=Ukhiyanews.com|archive-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817180534/https://www.ukhiyanews.com/88128-2/88128/|url-status=live}}

In 2019, Sayeman Beach Resort won South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) award under leading beach resort category. In an event was held in Sri Lanka, the award was given to Mahboob Rahman, managing director of the resort.{{cite news|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/426773/Sayeman-Beach-Resort-wins-SATA-award|title=Sayeman Beach Resort wins SATA award|date=27 September 2019|access-date=17 August 2022|newspaper=Daily Sun|archive-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817180504/https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/426773/Sayeman-Beach-Resort-wins-SATA-award|url-status=live}}

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Category:Buildings and structures in Cox's Bazar

Category:Hotels in Bangladesh

Category:Resorts in Bangladesh

Category:Hotel buildings completed in 2015

Category:1964 establishments in East Pakistan