Natore's traditional sweet, Kachagolla, has been recognized as the 17th Geographical Indication (GI) product of Bangladesh. Natore Deputy Commissioner Abu Naser Bhuiyan said this information was revealed in a letter signed by Khandaker Mostafizur Rahman, Director General of the Department of Patent, Design and Trademark under the Ministry of Industries. Also read: Langra and Ashina mangoes recognised as GI product On March 30 this year, the Natore district administration filed an application to prevent the distortion of the nearly 250-year-old Kachagolla and to recognize its geographical innovation site. After verifying the application, Natore's Kachagolla has been recognized with Geographical Indication certification. As a result, there is an excitement prevailing among the people and sweet manufacturers in Natore. Read more: Famous Traditional Sweets and Desserts in Bangladesh

A day after being elected as Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) mayor for an unprecedented third term, Selina Hayat Ivy on Monday paid a visit to her closest challenger Taimur Alam Khandaker with flowers and sweets. Ivy along with some ruling party leaders and activists went to the defeated independent candidate Taimur’s house in Masdair in the evening. They exchanged greetings and ate sweets while Taimur congratulated Ivy for her win. Taimur addressed Ivy’s father, the late Ali Ahmed Chunkha, as his brother and said “Holding his hand my political identity and life flourished from the student’s life. I’ll always be standing behind his daughter in any danger.” READ: Ivy vows to work with everyone till her last breath for Narayanganj  Meanwhile Ivy said, “As uncle has said our relationship is familial. Throughout the election I’ve said politics has its own place and family its own.” The NCC mayor said she will keep seeking Taimur’s assistance and guidance as she sought earlier when she was elected earlier. “Will try to implement the suggestions given by uncle (Taimur) for the development of Narayanganj,”she said. Awami League mayoral candidate Selina Hayat Ivy on Sunday created history as she won the high-voltage Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election for a record-breaking third time in a row. Ivy, also the country’s first female city mayor, secured a landslide victory by defeating independent mayoral candidate Taimur Alam Khandaker by a margin of nearly 70,000 votes. Ivy is the first city mayor to be elected thrice, that too consecutively. READ: NCC Polls: Ivy rewrites history with a hat-trick Ivy was previously elected as an independent candidate in 2011 when she became the first woman to be elected as mayor in the country, before reelection as the ruling Awami League candidate in 2016.

Sharodiya Durga Puja is a great religious festival of Hindus at the end of the Bengali month of Ashvin. The taste of prasad made for worship spread beyond the boundaries of the Hindu inhabited area. Everyone plans for decoration while the food-loving Bengali dreams of filling their stomach with sweets. These sweets also take place in a large part of the feast on other splendid occasions in the homes of the Bengalis. This time the feature will be all about these sweets of Durga Puja. 10 traditional Bengali sweets in Durga Puja Sondesh of Nolen Molasses  In winter, pure Nolen juice is collected from date palms. Then Nolen molasses is made from this juice. Following family traditions, the Hindu artisans make this world-famous dish of Nolen molasses. The main ingredient of this Sondesh is milk. This Sondesh is available for about six months throughout the winter and spring by the end of the year. Read:Durga Puja offers in Bangladesh in 2021: Get discount deals on diverse products Chhanar Payesh, Phirni Payesh is basically a dessert inherited from the Mughal period. Even before tasting this Payesh, the sweet-lovers get mesmerized watching the decoration of pistachios, raisins, almonds, and cashews on the canvas of Chhana. This traditional Bengali dessert is also known as Kheer or Phirni to many people. The Kashmiri and Persian cuisine were combined to make Phirni. And due to the sweetness of the milk, the North Indian style of Phirni took the name Kheer. Sweet Curd The taste of this wonderful dessert made of condensed milk and sugar sticks to the tongue just after having it once. Sweet Curd is a favorite dessert of the people of Bangladesh, This dessert is also adored in some places of India, especially Orissa and West Bengal.  Who doesn't know about the world-famous fame of the Curd of Bogra? According to the locals, the Ghosh community living in Sherpur near Bogra has been making Curd for about two hundred and fifty years. Read:Trans Fats: Facts You Need to Know Rashogolla Rashogolla gets the color of terracotta brown as it is cooked hard. Various well-known sweets are made by having it at the core. Rajbhog and Kheer Kadam are among them. According to experts, Hindu moiras used to make rashogolla at Bhandaria in Pirojpur, Barisal during the time of the Portuguese. Later their descendants spread the popularity of Rashogolla to Calcutta and Orissa. Rajbhog Rajbhog, made with a mixture of chhana, saffron, dried fruits, and full of sugar, is another mouth-watering sweet. These delicious big spongy sweets are a lot like Rashogolla. People with sweet tooth love the excessive sweetness of this dessert. Not to mention, this dessert can make the Puja celebration more joyous.  Read:Dark Chocolate: Health Benefits, Nutrition, Side Effects Pantua This dessert, famous in Kalna, Ranaghat, and Katwa in West Bengal, is very heartwarming. Pantua, which looks a lot like Rose-Jamun, is made from a combination of chhana, flour, and husk. The popularity of this sweet started with Surendralal Kundu during the partition of India-Pakistan. At that time he moved from Bangladesh to Katwa and launched a food shop with his son Prankrishna. Prankrishna started making Pantuya there. According to Prankrishna's nickname ‘Paran’, the locals started calling the sweet ‘Paran's Pantua’. Langcha (Lancha) Centuries ago, the then king of Burdwan summoned a lame sweet maker called Moira, a resident of Nodia, to the palace in order to fulfill his daughter-in-law's wish of eating sweets. The king set up a sweet shop for him at Shaktigarh village on Badshahi Road. From there, 40 kg sweets used to be sent to Burdwan Palace every day.  Read Sweet Danger of Sugar: know the side effects of consuming too much sugar Later, Moira's creation became popular in the name of ‘Langcha’ or ‘Lancha’. This juicy sweet belongs to the same tribe of Pantua. Though, its shape was cylindrical originally, now it is also made rounded. Chomchom Chomchom from Porabari in Tangail is called the king of sweets in Bangladesh. Chomchom has a unique taste by virtue of the inherent quality of the water of the Jamuna and Dhaleshwari rivers in Tangail. Even after the application of sugar solutions, Chomchom is less perishable than other sweets. About two hundred years ago, the first Chomchom was made by an artisan named Jashorot Hal. Interestingly, this sweet’s modern version was made by Matilal Gore, based on a dessert prepared by his grandfather Raja Ramgore, who belonged to Ballia district of India’s Uttar Pradesh. Read:Panta Bhat: The Amazing Health Benefits of Water Rice Kheer Kadam This two-layered sweet is just as fun to eat as it is beautiful to see. While its exterior is made of fried kheer and powdered sugar, the juicy core features a Rashogolla sweet. Nothing extra is needed to bring an attachment to the beauty of this dessert. The dessert is called Kheer Kadam as it looks like a Kadam (Kadamba) flower. With such a wonderful combination of Kheer and Kadam, this sweet became prominent in the list of sweets made in the Durga Puja festival. Not to mention, this artistic dish creates fascination between both the guest and the host.  Kachagolla The Natore district of North Bengal of Bangladesh is closely associated with the name of Kachagolla. Let's find out the story of the innovation of Kachagolla.  Read Famous Traditional Sweets and Desserts in Bangladesh Once upon a time, Madhusudan Pal, a sweet shop owner in the famous Lalbazar area of Natore, got worried as his shop’s main artisan was absent from his duty. During the preparation of Channa, the owner asked the rest staff to pour sugar juice on the raw chhana and take it down after cooking. But, after having a taste of that chahna he was both surprised and pleased. The dessert prepared from this raw chhana was announced as Kancha golla that time by beating the drum. Mihidana Mihidana was first made in 1904 by Bhairab Chandra Nag, an artisan from Burdwan. Vijaychand Mahtab, the then landlord of Burdwan, instructed to make this sweet to commemorate the visit of the then Governor George Nathaniel Curzon to Burdwan. This colorful sweet made in the style of traditional sweet Bundia captivates the hearts of food lovers. Its main ingredients are gram flour, ghee, sugar, saffron, and rice. Nowadays, many artisans are using date molasses instead of sugar. Read:Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Fish Oil: Natural Sources, Benefits, Risks Summing up The sweets of Durga Puja have enriched Bengalism for ages. It has infused life into the worship-centric ceremonies of the devout Hindu community of Bengal. Nowadays, due to advanced communication, the recipe for making this kind of dessert is spreading all over the world. As a result, the sweets of Durga Puja are taking place in the ceremonies of the Bengali communities scattered all over the world.