Dhaka, June 21 -- Working parents in Dhaka city typically start their day in a rush of activity enough to send anyone's blood pressure soaring. Probably the most time-consuming component of all is also the most essential - that is to drop their children at school, after which it is a battle to get to their own offices on time amid severe gridlock and various problems on the way.

This everyday picture of struggle may be different if children could be admitted to schools that serve specific geographically limited areas allowing them to be located at walking distance from students' homes in the city.

Experts emphasised "area-based education" in cities and urged the government to increase the budgetary allocation in this regard they recomme...