Dhaka, Oct. 25 -- A depression over the Bay of Bengal may intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and cross India's Andhra coast around Oct 28, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast.

In a special bulletin issued on Sunday morning, the department said the depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining southeastern Bay could move southwards and intensify into a deep depression on Sunday.

It may then gradually change direction and move west-northwestwards, the bulletin said.

At 6am on Sunday, the depression was located 785km south of Chattogram port, 700km south of Cox's Bazar port, 820km south of Mongla port and 760km south of Payra port.

Highest sustained wind speeds within 44km of the depression's cen...