Lecture 1 of BU department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) Software Engineering lecture series was delivered at Indoor Games Room, BU on Sunday, September 3. Starting at 2:40pm, it went on for few hours. It was open to all; however, many participants registered via email to ensure their seats. Mr Ihtisham Kabir, CTO of Datasoft (www.datasoft-bd.com), delivered the first lecture. Prior to returning to Bangladesh, Mr. Kabir had been a Senior Software Manager at Sun Microsystems (www.sun.com). The core idea behind this lecture series is to create a platform where the academics and the practitioners can share their views on the various aspects of software engineering and development, as well as inspiring and guiding future engineers. Students and a large number of teachers attended the lecture. Dr. Sayeed Salam, Chairperson, CSE and Dr. Mumit Khan, Associate Professor, CSE were also present.