--- title: "Which nation flagged off direct shipping services to Europe?" description: "Which nation flagged off direct shipping services to Europe?" author: "Austin Dcruz" published: 2022-02-14 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95806/which-nation-flagged-off-direct-shipping-services-to-europe category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair", "europe", "shipping services"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Which nation flagged off direct shipping services to Europe? Which nation flagged off [direct](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/104491/what-is-the-impact-of-the-direct-benefit-transfer-scheme) [shipping](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/311006/online-retailers-are-starting-to-handle-their-own-shipping) [services](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13111/distinctions-of-iiot-services-how-its-helps-brands) to [Europe](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/301843/what-can-we-learn-about-e-mobility-from-the-top5-european-countries)? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Stuti Gupta > **The container carrier MV Songa Cheetah set off from Chattogram towards Italy, launching direct shipping operations between Bangladesh and Europe.** \ ![Which nation flagged off direct shipping services to Europe?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/8c0ba548-fd57-4436-8397-d4f7381d09c7/images/3ad19aef-1386-4fe7-8d22-1b1c1002b462.jpeg)\ \ Also Read: **[Suranga Lakmal plays international matches for which country?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95805/suranga-lakmal-plays-international-matches-for-which-country)** **\** **Bangladesh** is a **South Asian** nation officially called the **People's Republic of Bangladesh**. It is the world's eighth-most populous **[nation](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95804/which-nation-has-won-the-africa-cup-of-nations-2022-football-tournament)**, with a population of more than 163 million people living in an area of either 148,460 square kilometers or 147,570 square kilometers, making it one of the **globe's most densely populated nations**. Bangladesh shares land boundaries with India to the west, north, and east, as well as **Myanmar to the southeast**, and the **Bay of Bengal to the south**. It is separated from **Nepal and Bhutan by the Siliguri Corridor,** and from China by 100 kilometers in the **Indian state of Sikkim to the north**. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, serves as the **country's economic, political, and cultural center.** The second-biggest city is **Chittagong**, the major seaport. Bengali, among the most eastern divisions of the **Indo-European language family,** is the **[national](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95697/what-is-the-main-aim-of-janani-suraksha-yojana-of-the-national-health-mission)** language. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95806/which-nation-flagged-off-direct-shipping-services-to-europe Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.