Jinnat Ali, the tallest man in the country, died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital yesterday morning.

The 24-year-old was undergoing treatment at the hospital's neurosurgery department, said  Dr Khurshed Anwar, an assistant registrar of the department.

He had been suffering from a brain tumour and other complications for a long while now, the doctor said. Jinnat was admitted to the hospital on Monday and placed on life support, he added.

He breathed his last around 4am, confirmed his elder brother Ilias Ali.

Jinnat was born at Barobeel village under Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar in 1996. Standing at 8 feet 6 inches, Jinnat was the second son of Amir Hamza and Shahpuri Begum.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gifted him a house when he called on the premier in 2018.

Physicians informed him that he was suffering from a brain tumour when Jinnat was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in 2018.

His height was increasing unnaturally due to a hormonal imbalance, doctors said earlier.