Although the coal consumption declined in Bangladesh last year, it is expected to increase sharply this year, the International Energy Agency said yesterday.

Tightening markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide and major oil producers cutting supply have put the world in the middle of "the first truly global energy crisis", the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday.

There is evidence that oil prices are stabilising and could even begin to rise again, the International Energy Agency has said.

International Energy Agency's data shows the growth in global carbon emissions stalled last year