Dhaka, May 24 -- Big Four accounting firm KPMG is set to exit Bangladesh after nearly 60 years of operations in the country.

The firm has also decided to withdraw from Egypt and Pakistan as part of a broader global restructuring of its operations.

In Bangladesh, KPMG has long operated through its local affiliate, Rahman Rahman Huq (RRH).

The KPMG Global Board has already approved the separation process, which is expected to be completed by September 30, sources say.

Currently, KPMG operates in Bangladesh by providing a franchise arrangement to RRH.

The "Big Four" audit and professional services firms-Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young (EY), and KPMG-are so called because of their unparalleled global scale, massive ...