Objectives of JANA
As per the approved Memorandum of Association, the following specific objectives and activities are spelled out below:
a. Real Estate & Hospitality
To carry on the business of real estate, housing and apartment; to do and carry on the business of buying and selling of flats, apartments, buildings, rooms, and huts; to undertake construction of supermarkets, shopping centres, shopping complexes, community centres; to establish, operate, and manage resorts, residential and non-residential hotels, guest houses, motels, and other hospitality facilities; and to provide services including lodging, conference, recreation, food, and catering.
b. Halal Food & Agro-Industry
To import, produce, process, export and supply halal food and beverage products and other consumables, ensuring compliance with standards; and to carry on the business of agriculture, agro-processing, organic and non-organic farming, production and marketing of fruits, vegetables, crops, and herbal plants, poultry farming, fisheries (inland and marine), dairy farms, cattle rearing, and related agro-industries; to set up cold storage, packaging, distribution centres, and supply chains for domestic and export markets.
c. Education, Healthcare & Training
To establish, manage, and operate educational institutions including kindergarten, school, college, university, madrasa, and other academic and training institutions; to promote modern education combining religious and technical knowledge; to operate IT training centres, software and hardware education institutes, and offer training on e-commerce, freelancing, digital marketing, and other tech-based skills both offline and online; to set up and operate hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centres, medical laboratories; to provide online and offline medical consultation services, mobile healthcare units, and health awareness programs; to import, supply, and distribute medicines, medical equipment, therapeutic instruments, and health-related products with appropriate licensing and regulatory compliance; and to offer therapeutic services, disability and geriatric services including caregiving and rehabilitation.
d. Logistics, Ride-Sharing & E-Commerce
To develop and manage software-based ride-sharing, delivery, and transport service platforms, including bike, car, CNG, microbus, and truck-based services; to establish and operate online marketplaces and e-commerce platforms for buying, selling, and trading goods and services; to offer logistics, payment gateway integration, product delivery, digital marketing, customer service, and warehouse services.
e. Halal Investment & Finance
To receive financial investments from various lenders at home and abroad to invest in various businesses for the purposes of business operations, capital expansion, project financing, asset acquisition, and meeting working capital requirements; to provide loans, advances, or financial assistance to other businesses, associates, or ventures as part of lawful investment under the guidance and approval of its own Shariah Advisory Council. All such activities shall strictly comply with Islamic principles.
f. IT, Electrical & Electronics
To carry on the business of marketing, import, export, manufacturing, assembling, installing, repairing, buying, and selling in Bangladesh & abroad of all kinds of Aluminium/Steel/electrical/electronic/digital products, furniture and allied products, peripherals including electric/electronic/digital equipment like transformers, electric irons, electric switches, IPS, UPS, computers, computer monitors, computer software, networking accessories, cooling towers, chillers, air-handling units, fan-coil units, refrigerators, air conditioners, ovens, water pumps, motors, power generators (Diesel/Gas), vertical lifters, escalators, industrial exhaust fans, humidifiers, de-humidifiers, digital cameras and similar products.
g. Value Proposition & Community Impact
To create a value proposition for the business by:
- Halal compliance and an ethical business model free of riba (interest), fraud, or exploitation
- Transparent, traceable, and high-quality service delivery
- Educated customers on halal choices
- Inclusive and fair employment practices
- In-house halal compliance and auditing unit
- Partnerships with Islamic organizations and halal certification bodies
- Technology integration for traceability and transparency
- Community engagement and trust-building initiatives
- Empowering rural producers through halal supply chains
- Creating jobs specially for youth and women
- Providing business and management consultancy in all such business bodies