Dhaka, March 16 -- Rasheda K Choudhury, executive director of the Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE), has advised the government to run a "reality check" before withdrawing the school admission lottery.

The former caretaker government advisor offered the suggestion during a dialogue at a city hotel on Monday morning.

"We have seen that the government is largely in agreement about withdrawing the lottery. But before doing so, we urge them to look closely at the ground-level reality," Rasheda said.

She questioned why the system was being scrapped when it was originally introduced to address specific issues in elite schools.

"Where is the lottery? It exists for the prestigious schools, not in the villages. So, why was it introduced f...