Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Grameen Kalyan went to great lengths to deprive the government of tax revenue by classifying money received from Grameen Telecom as dividends, the High Court has observed.

In its full verdict, published on Monday, the court described the organisation's actions as a "classic case of evading taxes".

The dispute involves Tk 6.67 billion in unpaid taxes across five tax years, according to state lawyer Abdus Samad Azad.

The outstanding amounts are Tk 1.89 billion for 2012-13, Tk 1.33 billion for 2013-14, Tk 1.14 billion for 2014-15, Tk 1.15 billion for 2015-16 and Tk 1.16 billion for 2016-17.

The total claim stands at Tk 6.67 billion.

In two verdicts spanning 32 and 15 pages, the court directed the National Board of Reve...