Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- A low-pressure system over the east-central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a well-marked low, prompting authorities to issue danger signal No. 3 for all maritime ports, though forecasters said the system is unlikely to gain more strength.

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said on Tuesday afternoon that the weather system could weaken before making landfall along the Bangladesh-Myanmar coast.

In a special marine warning issued at 4:00pm, the Met Office advised the ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla, and Payra to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3.

The system is expected to move north-northwestward along the coast and bring scattered rain to parts of Chattogram division.

"There is little chance o...