<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>The government has asked people of 10 vulnerable coastal districts to move to shelters&nbsp; by 8&nbsp; pm on Tuesday as severe cyclonic storm Hamoon likely to cross Bangladesh between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>State Minister for Disaster and Relief Management Dr Eanmur Rahman told this to reporters after a meeting on cyclone preparedness at the secretariat Tuesday morning.</div><div><br></div><div>The 10 vulnerable districts are Patuakhali, Barishal, Pirojpur, Jhalakati, Barguna, Chattogram, Feni, Noakhali, Laxmipur and Chandpur.</div><div><br></div><div>Medical teams have been formed and a huge quantity of emergency medicines and medical accessories have been kept ready, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Enamur said the cyclone may make landfall in coastal districts of Chattogram, Feni, Laxmipur, Barguna and Barishal between 10 pm Tuesday&nbsp; to 10 am on Wednesday.</div><div><br></div><div>Asked how many shelters were kept prepared in the 10 districts, he said that he has not yet received information about the figure.</div><div><br></div><div>The deep depression over west-central Bay and adjoining area has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm ‘Hamoon’.</div><div><br></div><div>According to a special bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the severe cyclonic storm ‘Hamoon’ now lies over northwest Bay and adjoining area and was centred at noon about 330 km west-southwest of Chattogram port, 295 km west-southwest of Cox's Bazar port, 250 km southwest of Mongla port, and 215 km southwest of Payra port.</div><div><br></div><div>It is likely to move north-northeastwartds and may cross Barishal-Chattogram coast near Meghan estuary by late night to morning as a cyclonic storm, it reads.</div><div><br></div><div>Maritime ports of Payra and Chattogram have been advised to hoist danger signal number 7, the maritime port of Cox’s Bazar has been advised to hoist danger signal 6 while the maritime port of Mongla has been advised to hoist danger signal 5. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>