FisheriesLow-pressure rain and rough seas halted fishing and the building of huts and drying racks as the Sundarbans dried fish season opened. The Forest Department's revenue target this season is Tk 8 crore.
EnvironmentThe Bangladesh Meteorological Department says the low over the east-central Bay of Bengal has become a well-marked low and may turn into a cyclone heading for Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu in India, with limited effects in Bangladesh.
EnvironmentThe Met Office's long-range forecast: more short spells of rain in Chattogram, Barishal, Dhaka, Sylhet and Mymensingh from 1 to 10 October, mostly clear weather from 11 to 20 October, and a slight chance of a low over the Bay between 15 and 20 October.
The Met Office says a low may form over the north Bay of Bengal within 48 hours, with light to moderate rain and gusty wind in all eight divisions and moderately heavy falls in parts of Chattogram division.
A low-pressure system over the Bay may deepen within 24 hours; the administration has warned fishers and tourists along the Digha-Shankarpur coast.
The Met Office's extended five-day outlook sees a low forming over the north Andaman Sea by 19 September, gusty showers across all divisions and moderately heavy to heavy rain in places.
