Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Workers of Eurotex Knitwear held a protest by blocking the Dhaka-Narayanganj Link Road in Fatullah on Wednesday.

The protest was in response to the abrupt layoff of 27 workers, they said.

According to the workers, the layoff decision was made without any prior warning, and the authorities also filed cases against them. As tensions escalated, workers stopped working, prompting an unprovoked attack by senior officials, they added. Several workers sustained injuries during the incident, UNB reports.

Ajufer Begum, one of the affected workers, expressed frustration over the layoffs and unpaid wages for the previous month, saying, "They are laying off workers without reason, and even the last month's salary remains unpaid. ...