Bangladesh evacuates hundreds of thousands as a severe cyclone approaches
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The government also closed all schools in the region until further notice.
Bangladesh has evacuated nearly 800,000 people from vulnerable areas as the country and neighbouring India awaited the arrival of a severe cyclone that has formed over the Bay of Bengal.