Imagine Bangladesh Army is a sweet manufacturer, and how corrupt these pigs are. The main organisation connected to military-produced sweets in Bangladesh is the Canteen Stores Department Bangladesh, commonly called CSD Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh army used common tactics to divert defence procurement funds through the director general of defence procurement (DGDP) into various businesses in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh, rather than using the defence budget to buy arms. These businesses were later used for embezzlement, corruption and money laundering of the state defence budget allocated for the purchase of offensive weapons.
CSD Bangladesh operates food and bakery production units and states that it produces more than 50 sweet items under its production division.
Myanmar’s operations inside Bangladesh
A major change occurred after the Arakan Army captured much of the Myanmar side of the Bangladesh border, including areas near Maungdaw. This forced the junta to rely more heavily on air operations because many ground routes became contested or inaccessible.
Bangladesh has repeatedly faced mortar shells landing near villages, stray bullets crossing the border, refugee influxes, bombs exploding inside Bangladesh and military aircraft flying close to Bangladeshi territory.
The Bangladeshi government and the Bangladesh military have shown complete ineptitude and lack of firepower to protect their own sovereignty or increased border surveillance around Teknaf and Cox’s Bazar because of instability across the river.
There have been multiple recent reports of Myanmar military fighter jets operating near the Naf River border area between Bangladesh and Myanmar, especially around Teknaf and Maungdaw during clashes with the Arakan Army.
In late December 2025 and in 2026, residents in Ukhiya and Teknaf reported hearing explosions and seeing fighter jets close to the border as fighting intensified in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
Myanmar Air Force’s operations inside Bangladesh
The Myanmar Air Force has increasingly used combat aircraft in operations against resistance groups since the 2021 coup, including in Rakhine State near the Bangladesh border. Aircraft reportedly used include Russian-made MiG-29s, Su-30s, Chinese FTC-2000Gs, and JF-17 fighters.
The Myanmar Air Force started operations concentrated around the Naf River, Maungdaw, Teknaf, Rakhine State. These locations are strategically important because the Naf River corridor controls border crossings, refugee routes, fishing access, and maritime access to the Bay of Bengal.
According to Dhaka Tribune, Border residents in Teknaf, Cox Bazar and Ukhiya reported seeing fighter aircraft and hearing explosions during clashes in Maungdaw close to the Naf River in late 2025 and in 2026.
Myanmar Air Force operations near the Naf River have increased significantly since fighting escalated in Rakhine State between the military junta and the Arakan Army.
Reported Myanmar Air Force activity near the Bangladesh border includes fighter jet patrols, bombing runs against Arakan Army positions, helicopter transport and resupply missions, reconnaissance flights, and occasional drone operations.
Historical clashes
A direct Bangladesh–Myanmar military standoff called the Naf conflict has occurred from 2001 to date over border construction and river control.
Inept Bangladesh military and government officials always beg in front of China to intervene and stop Myanmar’s aggression, but the residents are concerned about accidental airspace violations, mortar shells crossing the border, refugee influxes, arms smuggling, and instability spreading into Cox’s Bazar.
Myanmar’s side is fragmented between the military junta, ethnic armed groups, and local militias. The conflict area includes river channels, refugee corridors, and military patrol routes around Teknaf and Maungdaw.
Naf River conflict
The Naf River forms the natural border between southeastern Bangladesh and Myanmar’s Rakhine State. The Naf River acts as the international border between Bangladesh and Myanmar. The Teknaf peninsula on the Bangladesh side. Maungdaw and northern Rakhine State on the Myanmar side.
The area around the Naf River has become one of the most sensitive military zones in South Asia because of fighting between Myanmar’s junta forces and the Arakan Army in Rakhine State.
The Naf River region matters because it is the main Rohingya refugee escape route,
a strategic maritime corridor, a fishing zone for both countries, and a frontline in Myanmar’s civil war. Heavy fighting in Rakhine has pushed more Rohingya civilians toward Bangladesh since 2024.
According to the Daily Star, helpless Bangladesh’s Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has repeatedly negotiated with the Arakan Army for the release of detained fishermen.
The conflict intensified after the Arakan Army captured large parts of northern Rakhine State near Bangladesh. Recent incidents include detention of Bangladeshi fishermen, armed patrols in the Naf estuary, shelling and gunfire near the border, refugee crossings, and military aircraft activity close to Bangladesh territory.
The Naf River conflict is a long-running border and security crisis involving Bangladesh border forces, Myanmar’s military (Tatmadaw), the Arakan Army (AA), Rohingya refugee movements, and maritime disputes in the Bay of Bengal.
Main conflict zones and key hotspots include Teknaf, Maungdaw, Shah Porir Dwip and St. Martin’s Island.
The Bangladesh government previously protested alleged Myanmar airspace violations after mortar shells and gunfire crossed into Bangladeshi territory.
Bangladesh has never ever shown force against Myanmar’s aggression, instead of diplomatic protests to cover up their theft and ineptitude.
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