While it had declined between September and November the propensity of attack revamp back in December before the election. And then it plunged again in January.

The study stated that 51 individuals, politicians, journalists, analysts and rights activists have been the victim of gender-sensitive assaults total 1,887 times. Compared to Awami League, BNP leaders and their family members have been victimised by more attacks.

As many as 200 posts about Tarique Rahman were analised, which amount to 15 per cent of the total content review. Though the two granddaughters of Khaleda Zia are not engaged in active politics, more than 150 posts have been noticed against them.

They have been attacked alongside Tarique Rahman and Khaleda Zia in 413 posts and that makes up for 28 per cent of the total assessed posts. Meanwhile, Shama Oabaid and Rumeen Farhana have fallen victim to 345 posts.

Four times prime minister Sheikh Hasina has also been the victim of 45 gender-based attacks. However, she has been presented positively in 223 incidents. Apart from them, journalists and social media analysts have also faced 323 incidents of attacks.

On the topic of BNP leaders becoming the victim of these attacks more, Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar told Prothom Alo, “In this era of artificial intelligence (AI) truths and lies are being deliberately interchanged. This terrible trend is being noticed everywhere in the world after all.”