Sylhet raid: 2 dead, 28 injured

At least 2 civilians were killed and 28 others injured when Islamist militants hurled explosive device on people after army commandos stormed their hideout in Bangladesh's north-eastern Sylhet following a nearly 30-hour security siege.

"Two civilians are killed and 28 people including two inspectors of bomb disposal unit sustained injuries in the blast," Golam Kibria, commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police said.