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The aim of the research paper is to investigate the association between the Rural Community-Based Tourism (RCBT) exploration and sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) attainment. The rural community-based tourism has gained much attention in present conditions to meet the sustainable development goals in many countries. This descriptive research demonstrated the contribution of rural community-based tourism for developing and implementing strategies and policies to promote SDGs and also sought the forces, opportunities and challenges for achieving SDGs associated with rural community-based tourism in Bangladesh. There are many historical heritage sites with a diverse range of cultures, traditions, and natural resources in Bangladesh. The proposed model could be used in many studies that analyze different variables of rural community-based tourism that influence in promoting sustainable development goals. The results of the study demonstrated that many activities like poverty, hunger, good health & wellbeing, gender equality, clean water & sanitation, decent work, economic growth, sustainable cities & communities, responsible consumption & production, climate action, life below water, life on land can be integrated with rural community-based tourism to attain the SDGs in Bangladesh. The empirical model also identifies the components of rural community-based tourism that will be able to continue the progress in implementing the SDGs in the right way as well. The overall results will show the rural community-based tourism as a favorable tool that can contribute to promote sustainable development goals in Bangladesh.