Bangladesh, May 20 -- When former US President Joe Biden recently revealed that he has been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer, the announcement understandably drew a wave of public sympathy. A serious illness-particularly one that has already spread to the bones-is tragic for anyone, regardless of political affiliation. But when that person is a recent president of the United States, the story transcends private sorrow and demands public scrutiny.

Because this is not just about cancer. Its about credibility. And its about a pattern of concealment that now appears to have metastasized beyond the medical chart and into the political bloodstream of a presidency built on secrecy, misdirection, and narrative manipulation.

The timing ...