Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- A deep depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining southeast Bay has moved northwestwards, intensified and developed into Cyclone Arnab, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) says.

In a special bulletin on Monday, the Met Office said the cyclone was now located over the east-central Bay and adjoining west-central Bay.

The name "Arnab" was proposed by Bangladesh. The word means sea or ocean.

The naming process in the North Indian Ocean region, covering the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, involves 13 countries under the World Meteorological Organization.

They are Bangladesh, India, Iran, the Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United Arab Emirate...