The Peninsula Chittagong, a newly built four-star hotel, has started its operation in the port city.
Chittagong City Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury formally inaugurated the hotel at a ceremony on Friday night.
The inaugural ceremony, chaired by Chairman of the hotel Golam Arshad, was addressed, among others, by former minister and also Vice Chairman of the hotel Mosharraf Hossain, Managing Director Mustafa Tahseen Arshad and Deputy General Manager ASM Shahabuddin.
The mayor said broad-based guidelines should be formulated for overall development of trade, investment and tourism sectors in Chittagong and its three hill districts.
The 14th storied hotel has been decorated aesthetically with country-made boat (Sampan), symbolising the tradition of Chittagong.
