Operation Naf Rakkha

Early History
The Naf is a river bordering Bangladesh and Myanmar (also known as Burma). The Upper Naf has about 12 branches of smaller river. In 1966, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and Burma concluded a treaty agreeing that none of the countries would train the Naf river or branches of rivers. With the natural shifting of the depth of the river the demarcation of boundary between the countries would shift.
History
When Major-General Alm Fazlur Rahman took over as director of the DG BDR he was told that 28 hundred acres total DIp of Bangladesh had been grabbed by Myanmar by shifting the depth of Naf river by building dams, groynes and spars on the stewaries of main Naf river taking advantage of 1966 treaty. Suddenly, Myanmar started building dam on the last branches of Naf river, if completed whole TAKNAF would go into the sea. BDR protested but in-vain. Myanmar didn't stop. To protect the building side Myanmar deployed two divisions Army under command two major generals one from army and another from Navy.
The Battle
BDR positioned 2500 BDR troops under DDG BDR and kept the command directly under him(DG). In one night, he (DG BDR) moved 25 lac different types of ammunition and bombs in Cox's Bazar. Kept half in Cox's Bazar and sent half to the war positions. On 1 January 2000 at about 2.30 pm, DG BDR gave order for firing and the offensive strick was on. It lasted for 3 days in which 600 Myanmar army soldiers were killed. The war was broadcast live by reporters Z. I. Mamun and Supan Roy on Ekushey Television. On 4 January, Myanmar's Head of the State Senior General Than Shwe call all the diplomats in Rangoon telling them that, Myanmar wants no war with Bangladesh. Cease fire was effected and a letter came from Myanmar govt saying, "We invite a delegation from Bangladesh to discuss all outstanding matters between two countries without any preconditions". Negotiation started under joint secretary (political affairs) Janibul Haque of the Ministry of Home Affairs, who headed the Bangladesh delegation in Myanmar. During the bilateral talks, Myanmar side was so wrought-up that they didn't even provide typewriters. And the treaty was signed on hand written documents. Myanmar dismantled the dam, thus Bangladesh could save Teknaf from being lost into the Bay of Bengal.
Results
Bangladesh defeated Myanmar's forces completely with no loss of life from their (Bangladesh) side.

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