Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Md Shakawath Hossain, CEO of Unique Hotel & Resorts PLC, which owns The Westin Dhaka, Sheraton Dhaka and HANSA - A Premium Residence, has received the Best Sustainable Tourism Initiative of the Year Award at the inaugural Bangladesh Tourism Award 2026.

He received the award for his copyrighted intellectual property, "Shakawath's Six Control Points for Food Cost Optimization".

The award ceremony was organised by the Bangladesh Tourism Board under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, on Sept 27 as part of World Tourism Day 2026.

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat presented the award to Shakawath.

The Banglad...