Cyclone threat looms over Bay

A low-pressure area has formed over the southeastern Bay of Bengal and could intensify into a depression before potentially developing into a cyclonic storm, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).

Meteorologist Md Omar Faruq said that the system formed on Friday morning.

"It will certainly develop into a depression, and it could then turn into a cyclonic storm," he said.

"Once it forms, we will have a clearer idea of which direction it will move. For now, its projected track appears to be towards India's Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts.