Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- The High Court has directed the authorities concerned, including the National Board of Revenue (NBR), to take necessary steps to recover Tk 666 crore in unpaid taxes from Grameen Kalyan, an organisation founded by former interim government Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, swiftly.

The court also vacated a stay order previously issued on the tax demand.

The full text of the High Court verdict delivered on September 10 last, dismissing separate writ petitions filed by Grameen Kalyan, was published on the Supreme Court website on Monday.

In its observations, the court described the case as a "classic case of tax evasion by keeping a settled issue pending".

Grameen Kalyan filed two separate writ petitions in 2017 challen...