The recent incident in Bangladesh is truly alarming for the entire region. After Sri Lanka, it is the second country where the head of state had to flee the country due to violent protests. As a result, the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh has been granted the right to safe passage by India. From an international law perspective, two important questions arise: the first is the right of safe passage for political offenders, and the second concerns the provisions governing the formation of an interim government through a military takeover, which contains elements of both revolution and military coup.

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