DNCC personnel began clearing out the office, which is being relocated to Mohammadpur
The Met office said that the cyclonic storm was centred about 135 km of south of Patuakhali’s Payra port at 6am on Saturday and it’s expected to make a landfall sometime in the afternoon.
Over 50 people have been reported injured in coastal Bangladesh as strong winds have left hundreds of houses damaged and trees uprooted.
Bangladesh Red Crescent reported squally weather at the island district of Bhola and said two people were killed there.
Meanwhile, another death has been reported from Patuakhali.
The cyclone is expected to cross the Barisal and Chittagong coast sometime in the afternoon, said the weather office.