Dhaka, Oct. 25 -- A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has intensified and could develop into a cyclone.

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecast further strengthening and a possible landfall on India's Andhra Pradesh coast as a very severe cyclonic storm.

If it forms, the cyclone will be named Arnab, a name proposed by Bangladesh that means ocean or sea.

Thirteen countries in the World Meteorological Organisation's North Indian Ocean region, covering the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, participate in the cyclone-naming process. They are Bangladesh, India, Iran, the Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

In a special bulletin issued on Sunday, th...