India should be more generous with neighbours: Bangladesh

Bangladesh today said India should be "more generous" in dealing with neighbours and that all countries should work together for a prosperous Souty Asia.

"India is a big country. India matters a lot. It is not just India and Bangladesh alone. I feel in South Asia, every country should work together in a spirit of friendship and cooperation for the benefit of the people of the region", she said during an interaction with senior editors here.

Asked whether India, which has close to 8% GDP growth rate, should share some of its prosperity with neighbours in the region, Hasina said "I think as a big country India should be more generous. Others expect of India".

On the current bonhomie between the two countries, she said India has always been friendly and hospitable and this time she felt the atmosphere has been "very warm, very cordial and more friendly from which people of both the countries will benefit. This time, this visit has been very fruitful".

The visiting dignitary said the global economic recession and the recent climate change negotiations have brought the world together and underscored the need for international cooperation.