She cleared her government's stance when reporters drew her attention to a report by an Indian daily at a news conference at the Ganabhaban on Wednesday on her recent two - day visit to India.
“Dhaka stands by Delhi, Hasina wants Modi to 'reciprocate the favour’, ” reads the headline of Kolkata - based Anandabazar newspaper.
“I don’t want anything in return. What is there to be done in return? I ask for less, give more, " Hasina said.
“India will always remember what we’ve done for them. They had to deal with bombings, shootings every day. We gave them their peace back.
“They must keep it in mind. But we don’t want anything in return, " she added.
When the Awami League returned to power in 2009, security forces cracked down on Indian insurgents operating from Bangladesh.
The Indian media had reported at the time that the Bangladeshi law enforcers handed some of the top separatists to India.