State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman on Thursday said the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal will intensify into a cyclonic storm from 12:00am on Thursday.
It is likely to hit 11 coastal districts of the country.
He said this at a press conference after a meeting at the ministry`s conference room at the Secretariat in the evening.
He said the cyclone is likely to hit the coast by 12pm on Friday. The name of the cyclone will be `Midhili`.