sweet

When babies are born, we traditionally rush to shops to buy sweetmeat and distribute it to friends and families. Photo: TBS
Thoughts

When sweet-tooth rules: The Bangladeshi obsession with sweets

To Bangladeshis, sweet is something more than just a food. Sweetness is all the way rooted within the subconscious of the Bangalis of Bangladesh.

The sweet is known for its labour-intensive process, with around seven to eight litres of cow's milk required to produce just one kilogramme of Chhanamukhi. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Brahmanbaria's famous 'Chhanamukhi' gains GI status 

Representational image. Photo: Unsplash
Food

Sweat-infused rice balls shaped using armpits become culinary hit in Japan

Illustration: TBS
Economy

Do our sweets have sweeter potential in the global market?

Photo: Mumit M
Economy

Tableware, kitchenware to be costlier; sweets to enjoy lower VAT

Abbas Uddin Noyon
Supplement

Bangladesh’s sweets businesses thriving with a market worth Tk20,000 crore

Alauddin has extended into producing varieties of barfis, motichur laddus, mawa laddus and even cupcakes. Photo: Mumit M
Panorama

Alauddin Sweets: A story that began in 1864

Dive into the cream and aroma of Gowala
Food

Dive into the cream and aroma of Gowala