We began registering their names on February 2. On that day, some 1,600 workers, however, entered the embassy premises and created chaos. Many of them came back again the next day,” Mamun told this daily on Wednesday.

He said the landowner of the embassy building issued a legal notice a few days ago, saying he would sue the embassy if it allowed such crowds again.

In the face of the situation, the embassy authorities decided to suspend the registration, he added.

On Wednesday, the embassy authorities held a meeting with the Lebanese interior ministry’s general security division and requested them to complete the necessary paperwork as quickly as possible.

“The Lebanese officials assured us of looking into the matter,” he said.

Speaking on the issue, Shakirul Islam Shakil, executive director of migrant rights body Ovibashi Karmi Kallyan Programme (OKUP), said despite the crisis, recruiting agencies in Bangladesh continued to send workers to Lebanon.

“I think the government should not allow any more Bangladeshis to go to Lebanon until the crisis is over,” Shakil said.