Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- A depression over the Bay of Bengal is moving closer to the coast and may intensify into a cyclone on Monday, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has said.

Iran has proposed the name Akvan for the possible cyclone.

In a special bulletin on Sunday, the Met Office said the depression over the southeast Bay and adjoining southwest Bay had moved northwards.

At noon, it was 1,505km southwest of Chittagong Port, 1,435km southwest of Cox's Bazar, 1,460km southwest of Mongla and 1,430km southwest of Payra.

It may move further north-northwest and intensify on Monday.

Meteorologist Kh Hafizur Rahman told bdnews24.com that rain was expected in the southern, southwestern and southeastern regions.

"Uncertainty is still hig...