A young British man came to Dhaka in search of his father!

The Dhaka Times Desk This is a really strange world. A lot of things happen when religion and caste don't get over people's sense of love. One such incident has occurred. A young British man came to Dhaka in search of his father!

A British citizen named Jamie Henshall has come to old Dhaka, but not to visit, but to look for his father. The picture was taken by Saiful Islam from Shankharibazar on January 14. (The photo you see next to the original is Swaab Ali and Clara Henshall, after their wedding in 1979).

According to media reports, Jamie Henshall, a British citizen of Bangladeshi origin, has been running on the rickety and broken streets of old Dhaka for 10 consecutive days. He is looking for a man named Swaab Ali. This Swaab Ali is his missing father, whom he is desperately searching for.

Jamie learned from his mother Clara Henshall that his father's original residence was in old Dhaka, Bangladesh. His father, Swab Ali, left the UK and moved to Dhaka 31 years ago. Never went back. Jamie was a lap baby then.

But Jamie doesn't know much about his father Swaab Ali. Don't know his exact address. Jamie, a 34-year-old young man, is walking around Old Dhaka with only his name and two old photos of his father. Jamie's current residence is Sydney, Australia. There he is also a photographer, chef and television cooking show host. He has his own online television called The Northern Monkey.TV. Jamie's mother Clara lives in Manchester, UK.

Jamie Henshall spoke to the media at a restaurant in the capital on January 11. The black gem in his eyes gives a glimpse of Bengali blood in his body. He said that he embarked on an uncertain journey in search of his father.

When asked why after such a long time, Jamie's dark eyes really overflowed with tears. He wiped his eyes and began to say, 'I got married last year, my wife Laura Huxley is expecting a baby. A month ago my wife said, "You are the father of your child, but who is your father?" If your child ever wants to know this, do you have the answer?” This wife's question deeply moved Jamie.

And so Jamie came to Dhaka on January 6 to look for his father. After not getting it, he returned to his workplace in Sydney, Australia, on January 16. Jamie learned from his mother that his grandfather Umad Ali used to work in a leather factory (tannery) in old Dhaka. Jamie also visited the Bangladesh Tannery Owners Association. He was assured by the organization that they were trying to find out if anyone by that name was or is.

Jamie went to a rented house in the Ahsan Manzil area of Sadarghat in Old Dhaka to make it easier for him to find his father. He went to most of the police stations in Old Dhaka and checked whether there is any record of anyone with this name. Starting from the national identity card, registration wing, father's prospective educational institution, St. Gregory's High School and College, also found out whether there was any student with this name in the seventies.

Jamie learned from his mother that his father, Swaab Ali, went to study in the United Kingdom in 1974 and chose culinary arts as a profession. In 1976, he met the young Henshall, then love. They got married in 1979. Jamie was born in 1982. His father named him Mohammad Hussain Ali. However, his surname is given as Henshall. In 1986, his father left the UK for a job in Bangladesh. Then he did not return.

Jamie said, 'In spite of having many things in life, one of the biggest pains is not having a father. I don't even remember how I saw my father when I was 3 years old. Now I am going to be a father myself. So I understand what my own father is.'

Jamie met with this representative again before returning home on January 16. Jamie looked tired. Still, he said with a smile on his face, 'I got some clues to get father. Will come again in June. If father is alive, I will find him anyway.' Will Jamie really find his father? Our hope is that Jamie finds his father or other family members, finds his biological father.