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Dhaka, July 29 (IANS) Several political parties in Bangladesh have strongly opposed the interim government’s decision to allow the establishment of a UN Human Rights office in the country. The move, announced during an event organised by the radical Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, has sparked widespread criticism. The radical Islamist party held a roundtable discussion titled 'Assessing the Agreement on UN Human Rights Commission Office in Dhaka,' at the Dhaka Reporters Unity in the capital on Monday afternoon. Hefazat's Secretary General Sajidur Islam stated that the decision to establish the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)…