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.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

7 non-cash prizes
Best Open-Source AI Project
4 winners

25$ Visa Gift Card

Best Use of Gemma
4 winners

25$ Visa Gift Card

Best Project Built with ElevenLabs
1 winner

3 months of the ElevenLabs Scale tier ($897 value per team member, 1.8M credits/month).

Overall Winning Team
1 winner

Each member of the overall winning team receives 3 months of ElevenLabs Pro tier ($297 value per team member, 600k credits/month).

.XYZ Domains
50 winners

.XYZ Domain for all hackers

ElevenLabs Creator tier
50 winners

All participants also get 1 month free of ElevenLabs Creator tier (normally $22/month, 131k credits).

Hacktoberfest Swag: Stickers & Postcards
50 winners

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

Machine Learning Bangladesh
Organizer, Machine Learning Bangladesh

Judging Criteria

  • 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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