The low pressure area is likely to intensify into a cyclone, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological DepartmentThe Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a distant warning signal No.1 for maritime ports in the country after a depression in the Bay of Bengal turned into a low pressure area. The BMD has indicated that the low could intensify into a cyclone. The low pressure area might continue moving west-northwest, potentially intensifying through a deep depression phase and possibly evolving into a cyclone, according to the weather office. ESCAP, a regional cyclone agency under the World Meteorological Organization, assigns names to cyclones in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. The most recent cyclone, named 'Remal', lashed the coasts of Bangladesh and West Bengal on May 26.

Source: bd News24 October 22, 2024 07:26 UTC