[5] On 19 March 2004, Pan Pacific Sonargaon launched the Global Hotel Alliance in Dhaka.

[6] On 30 August 2006, the Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Shahid Alam, asked the Chairman of RAJUK, KAM Harun, to not fine Hotel International Limited for the unapproved expansion of Pan Pacific Sonargaon.

[8] There was whistleblower complaints against Southeast Asia Technology Co Ltd, a consultant of the renovation project, from hotel employees.

[9] Renovation works in the hotel began in 2007 by Accom Engineering Ltd, a sister concern of Orion Group.

[1][10][11] Orion Group got the 1.8 billion taka renovation project through close connections with Hawa Bhaban according to hotel officials as reported by The Daily Star.