Panigram Resort is a socially and environmentally responsible boutique resort located on a river in southern Bangladesh just 70 km from the famous Sundarban mangrove forest. We are developing a luxury resort with a spa and wellness center that protects the natural and cultural heritage of Bangladesh, provides authentic and distinctive travel experiences to discerning travelers, promotes sustainable development, and improves the quality of life in the host community.
Not only will Panigram be one of the premiere resorts in Bangladesh, but it will also be committed to responsible hospitality, designed to harmonize with the community and powered by alternative energy. The beautifully designed mud and bamboo construction will be will be a modern interpretation of vernacular Bangladeshi architecture.
The resort is easily accessible by air; it takes less time to get from Dhaka to Panigram than it does to get from the northern to the southern end of Dhaka in rush hour traffic!
Panigram Resort is currently under construction. We anticipate opening in fall 2011.
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I arrived at the site yesterday and was completely surrounded by Army officers. They blocked the path that we normally take during the dry season to get to our site. Annoyed, I asked to speak with the commanding officer. Read the rest of this entry »
It is summer again and I have a fabulous new crop of interns helping me with my project: two architects, two engineers, and two hotel students. I will let them introduce themselves in their own words… Read the rest of this entry »

Because we are building this resort for the future generations, we had the children break the ground for the resort.
“The Assistant District Commissioner is really angry and has just left.” My intern’s voice rang in my ears. We were almost an hour and a half late to our ground-breaking ceremony. Initially I had invited everyone at 11:00am thinking that most people would arrive around 11:30am because “Bangladesh time” seems to run thirty to sixty minutes behind “actual time”. Of course, yesterday all of our guests arrived at exactly 11:00am.