Cakes learned from YouTube, 10 days' training, a Facebook page — and a shop eight years on

A woman in Khagrachhari town used to work for a non-government organisation. Her three-year-old son kept asking for cake; after buying it from the market time and again, in 2017 she watched YouTube and started baking cakes herself. That same year she took 10 days' training at a local women's welfare association and learned techniques for making cakes and various snacks. At first she baked for relatives and acquaintances; they encouraged her to start a business, but at the time she did not take it seriously.

After Covid infections began, she changed her mind. She opened a Facebook page, advertised, and began selling cakes online. At first the response was weak, but by late 2020 she had become widely known. As online sales grew, in June 2025 she opened a shop in the town's Sluicegate area. Along with chocolate, red velvet, black forest and fruit cakes, she also makes fried chicken, pizza, momos and green coconut pudding. The shop is open from 4pm to 10pm; she makes all the food herself, and her husband helps.

Many people book cakes in advance for family and office events. A regular customer says her cakes and snacks are cheaper than at other shops and taste better. The income from selling cakes now covers her household's main expenses.