The depression over east-central Bay is moving north-westwards and was centred about 1,005 km southwest of Chattogram port at 9 am on Wednesday, according to the Met Office. Maximum sustained wind speed within 48 km of the depression centre was about 50 km per hour, rising to 60 km per hour in gusts and squalls. The deep depression may turn into a cyclone by 8pm on Wednesday, according to the forecast by the Indian met office. The maximum sustained wind speed may rise to 80 km per hour by that time. The cyclone is likely to move across the Bay into Odissa, West Bengal and sourth-west Bangladesh on Nov 11, according to Indian meteorologists.

Source: bd News24 November 06, 2019 08:37 UTC