Dhaka, June 15 -- Several Dhaka University (DU) teachers accused of sexual harassment in recent years have been acquitted or reinstated without facing trial or before any final resolution.

In most of the cases, investigations into the allegations remained stuck or were dismissed due to insufficient evidence and procedural delays.

According to the university regulations, sexual harassment allegations are initially investigated by a fact-finding committee formed by the university syndicate.

If the preliminary findings confirm the complaints, the cases are forwarded to the Sexual Harassment Prevention Cell (SHPC) for further investigation.

However, sources said that many of these cases have failed to progress due to ineffective investiga...