<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Mongla and Payra seaports have been asked to show danger signal number 7 and Chittagong seaport and Cox's Bazar to show danger&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">signal number 6.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal has been changing course repeatedly&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">to become Cyclone 'Sitrang'.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Due to the impact of Cyclone 'Sitrang', rain has started all over the country&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">including the capital Dhaka since midnight on Sunday. Although the amount of&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">rain is less now, it will continue to increase slowly, said the&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Meteorological Office.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Heavy to very heavy rain is likely across the country from today. Intensity&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">of rain will be high especially in coastal areas.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The cyclone is likely to hit the Bangladesh coast anytime between within&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Tuesday evening. As a result, the coastal districts of the country may be&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">inundated with high tides, according to the forecast of the Meteorological&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Department.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The met office said, Cyclone Sitrang may temporarily bring light to moderate&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">rain and thundershowers with gusty winds in most places of Mymensingh, Dhaka,&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and many places in Rangpur&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">and Rajshahi divisions.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Also, there may be moderate to very heavy rainfall at some places across the&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">country. Due to the impact of the cyclone, gusty or gusty winds of 40 to 50&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">kmph may blow in the Bay of Bengal and the coastal areas of Bangladesh. Along&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">with this, very heavy rainfall of 44 to 88 mm is possible.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">It said Cyclone 'Sitrang' may move towards Barisal and Noakhali again today. BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>