Remembering • Innovating • Inspiring
In Memory of 28th October
A national hackathon exclusively for private university students. Three days online, teams of up to three, and a final presentation in person.
Pre-registration closes in
Why this hackathon
28 October 2006 · Paltan, Dhaka
On 28 October 2006, as the four-party alliance government's term came to an end, Jamaat-e-Islami held a rally at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram in Paltan, Dhaka. Activists of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance, who had come onto the streets carrying logi-boitha (poles and oars), attacked it.
Members of Islami Chhatrashibir and Jamaat-e-Islami were surrounded, beaten and killed on the open street, in daylight and in front of the cameras. Attackers were filmed dancing on the bodies of the dead. Hundreds more were injured.
Six members of Chhatrashibir were among the 18 people killed across the country. A murder case was filed, and in April 2007 a charge sheet named 46 leaders and activists of the Awami League-led alliance. In 2009, under the Awami League government, the case was withdrawn.
Read the full account of 28 October on oct28.info (in Bangla)
We remember them by building: putting skill and time into work that serves students and the country. This hackathon is held in their memory.
The hackathon carries the name of Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, the ninth-century scholar whose work gave algebra its foundations and whose name gave us the word algorithm. Every program written during this event traces back to him.
Categories
The hackathon problems will come from these two sectors, and each team chooses one to work on. You do not need to choose when you register. The areas listed are examples of what the problems may cover.
Tools that make learning, teaching and running educational institutions better and more accessible for students in Bangladesh, and that help students plan and pursue higher study.
Technology that helps communities and services protect the environment and respond to environmental problems.
Format
The build phase runs online over three days. Work from wherever you are.
Within those three days, each team may spend at most 24 working hours in total on its project.
Use any AI tool or coding assistant you like. You must understand and be able to explain what you built.
Teams of up to three. All members must be current private university students.
Prizes
Every participant receives a gift pack and lunch on presentation day.
Dates
Teams of up to three. Private university students only.
11:59 pm, Bangladesh time. No late entries.
Three days, with a maximum of 24 working hours per team.
GitHub repository link and project details, submitted on this site.
In person. Gift packs and lunch for all participants.
Build, submission and presentation dates and the venue will be published here and sent to team leaders.
Submission
Code is submitted online. The presentation is held offline. You need the team code you received at registration.
FAQ
Current students of private universities in Bangladesh. Every member of the team must be a private university student.
Up to three. The first person on the form is the team leader and our point of contact.
৳2,500 per team, not per member. No payment is taken on this site: the organisers will contact your team leader separately to collect it.
Yes. Any AI tool or coding assistant is allowed. Be ready to explain your project and your code at the presentation.
The build phase lasts three days, but a team may spend no more than 24 hours in total working on the project within that window.
Online, on this page: your GitHub repository link and project details, using your team code. The presentation itself is held in person.
No. Register your team first. The hackathon problems come from the two sectors, Education and Environmental Service. Your team chooses one to work on and submits one project.
Pre-registration
Open 6 October to 25 October 2026. The registration fee is ৳2,500 per team. You do not pay now; the organisers will collect it from your team leader later.