Hacktoberfest Hack Day Dinajpur is a one-day, in-person student hackathon hosted by Machine Learning Bangladesh at Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University (HSTU), Dinajpur, on October 3, 2026. Celebrate Hacktoberfest by building open-source AI projects with Gemma and ElevenLabs, learn from mentors, and win prizes including digital gift cards, .xyz domains for all participants, ElevenLabs subscriptions, stickers, and postcards.
Get started
Register below, join Machine Learning Bangladesh, and bring your laptop. Teams of up to 4 students. All skill levels are welcome - beginners are encouraged to attend.
Requirements
What to Submit: A Devpost submission with project name and description, team members, public GitHub repo link, screenshots and a short demo video, and the prize categories you are entering. Submissions are due by 4:00 PM (GMT+6) on event day.
Prizes
Best Open-Source AI Project
25$ Visa Gift Card
Best Use of Gemma
25$ Visa Gift Card
Best Project Built with ElevenLabs
3 months of the ElevenLabs Scale tier ($897 value per team member, 1.8M credits/month).
Overall Winning Team
Each member of the overall winning team receives 3 months of ElevenLabs Pro tier ($297 value per team member, 600k credits/month).
.XYZ Domains
.XYZ Domain for all hackers
ElevenLabs Creator tier
All participants also get 1 month free of ElevenLabs Creator tier (normally $22/month, 131k credits).
Hacktoberfest Swag: Stickers & Postcards
Every participant receives a swag pack with MLH Logo, MLH Season, MLH LEARN, MLH BUILD, MLH SHARE, and MLH Astronaut stickers, a DEV Sticker, Hacktoberfest Logo Sticker, a DevRelay Business Card, and a Hacktoberfest Postcard (50 of each available on-site).
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Machine Learning Bangladesh
Organizer, Machine Learning Bangladesh
Judging Criteria
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Technical Implementation & Open-Source Quality
How well the project solves the problem, its technical execution, and quality of the open-source work (public repo, documentation, and licensing). Bonus weight is given for creative use of Gemma or ElevenLabs APIs.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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