Disclosed herein is a multipurpose opening and closing device. The device includes a casing having an opening, a manipulation unit moved up and down in the casing by a user's manipulation, an opening and closing unit operated in conjunction with the up-and-down movement of the manipulation unit to open or close the opening, and a fixing unit intended to prevent the manipulation unit from deviating from a predetermined course when the manipulation unit is moved up and down, so that a structure where the opening is opened or closed by the opening and closing unit operated in conjunction with the manipulation unit is simplified, thus reducing a failure in the device, enabling easy repair, and allowing an interior space of the casing to be efficiently used.